Clare 's mother , two of her sisters and some other wealthy women from Florence soon joined her new Order .
By 1216 Francis was able to offer Clare and her companions a monastery adjoining the chapel of San Damiano where she became abbess .
Clare 's mother , two of Clare 's sisters and some other wealthy women from Florence soon joined her new Order .
By 1216 Francis was able to offer Clare and her companions a monastery adjoining the chapel of San Damiano where she became abbess .