With the present study the Author shows that the Legenda sanctae Clarae virginis is the work of Tommaso of Celano, the hagiographer par excellence of Francis of Assisi. At the end of the 15th century Battista Alfani da Perugia, a nun of the Order of St Clare, was the first to maintain this attribution to Tommaso which until now has only been considered an hypothesis. Alfanis assertion is now confirmed by the Authors critical work by means of a detailed comparison on a lexical and stylistic basis of the Legenda and the process and letter of canonization of St Clare with the genuine works of Tommaso of Celano.
Having shown Celanos authorship of the work, the Author rereads the Legenda sanctae Clarae virginis stressing the precious and significant original material and thus throwing light on hitherto neglected aspects of the Life of St Clare and of the companions of St Fancis and the early history of the Franciscan Order.
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