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Name Albert Schweitzer
Century 20th (mostly)
Specialist subject “Reverence for Life”
If he was an animal he’d be A cat
Precocity At the age of 24 “he astonished Widor by explaining figures and motifs in Bach’s Chorale Preludes as painter-like tonal and rhythmic imagery illustrating themes from the words of the hymns on which they were based.”
Monument Lambaréné Hospital, Gabon
Name Clare of Assisi
Century 13th (almost wholly)
Specialist subject Poverty, austerity and seclusion from the world
If she was an animal she’d be A Smooth Fox Terrier
Precocity When Clare was 12 years old, her parents wanted her to marry a wealthy young man; however, she protested and said that she did not want to marry until she turned 18.
Monument The Basilica of Saint Clare, Assisi, Italy
