CHAIN IS NOT INCLUDED. Available in Solid 14K Yellow or White Gold, or Sterling Silver. Color Laser is a patent pending process, color is guaranteed to last forever. Color Medals can be worn in the pool, shower, etc. without affecting the image. We guarantee it. Saint Clare of Assisi, born Chiara Offreduccio (July 16, 1194 August 11, 1253) was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares.