{"id":18904,"date":"2024-12-15T10:23:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T10:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18904"},"modified":"2026-09-19T23:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T23:18:57","slug":"clara-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/clara-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Clara non \u00e8 nella Bibbia \u2014 e Chiara d'Assisi rifiut\u00f2 la regola pi\u00f9 facile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Clara is not in the Bible. It is Latin for clear or bright, and its most famous bearer spent forty years refusing to be given an easier rule. What the name means From the Latin clarus \u2014 clear, bright, and by extension distinguished. The same root gives us clarity, declare and clarion. Clare, Chiara, Clarissa and Claire are the same name. It spread across Europe after the thirteenth century because of one woman. Is Clara in the Bible? No. Latin\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clara is not in the Bible. Clare of Assisi spent forty years refusing every easier rule she was offered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-18904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18877,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/amy-bible-presence\/","url_meta":{"origin":18904,"position":0},"title":"Is Amy in the Bible? No, It Is an Old French Name Meaning &#8220;Beloved&#8221;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dicembre 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"No one named Amy appears in the Bible. 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