Bishop Gerardo of Spoleto gave permission to Giovanna di Damiano, sister of S. Clare of Montefalco, to found a monastery. Elswhere it is stated that Cardinals Napoleone Orsini and Pietro and Giacomo Colonna were also instrumental in the community's foundation.
In 1292, Giovanna (see "Foundation Information") died, and NULL became abbess until her death on August 17, 1308. She extracted a promise from fra Niccolo da Prato, Bishop of Toledo, the he not build churches and monasteries 25 "pertiche" from the community. However, a letter of his to the rector of S. Maria di Turri (Montefalco), dated June 4, 1303, states his intention to build a basilica at Clare's request. Later abbesses include Caterina (1460), who was nominated from the monastery of S. Maria, Agnese Languzio della Stella of Spoleto (1465), Ponziana di Stefano (1470), Innocentia (1473), and Chiara (1475).
9 in 1411; 5 in 1460; 3 in 1492 (see "Rule," above)
Bishp Bernardo Eruli made the community a dependency of S. Maria della stella (Spoleto) in 1460, but it regained independence in 1478.
1290, June 29: the Bishop of Spoleto concedes the Augustinian rule to the commuity.
The community produced two S. Clare (of Montefalco): one, painted in 1565, hangs in the church of S. Angelo de Gilibertis; the other, finished in the late sixteenth century, is a fresco in the Augustinian church of S. Nicolo.
Ricordanze del Monastero di S. Lucia osc. in Foligno (cronache 1424-1786), p. 276, n. 728, and p. 280, n. 733;
Vite de santi e beati dell'Umbria, vol. I, p. 433 and vol. III, p. 79;
Chiara da Montefalco badessa del monastero Santa Croce. Le sue testemonianze e i suoi dicti, p. 21;
I processo per la canonizatione di Santa Chiara da Montefalco, vicende e documenti, pp. 133-135;
Vita della B. Chiara detta della Croce de Montefalco dell'ordine di S. Agostino, pp. 284-285
Répertoire topo-bibliographique des abbayes et prieurés, p. 1940;
Abbatiarum Italiae brevis notitia, vol. I, p. 230;
Le origini del Comune di Montefalco, p. 72;
NULL, p. 383;
S. Chiara da Montefalco e la città di Spoleto;
S. Maria del Paradiso a Spello;
Le monache Agostiniane Italiane nell'ottocento, pp. 397-8;
Madre Mariana Michelina Dolfi