Both experts and students will find a wealth of value in this translation of and extended commentary upon The Life of Clare of Rimini. Jacques Dalarun, Sean L. Field, and Valerio Cappozzo bring needed attention to Clare of Rimini (d. c. 1324-1329), one of the many women in late medieval Italy who, inspired by the widely popular vita apostolica movement, garnered a community of devotees and saintly cult for her extraordinary religious life. But as the authors make clear, there is much about Clare and her vita to distinguish her from those other women. Clare's vita is not only likely the first saint's life to be written originally in Italian but also composed while Clare was still alive. Using an effective methodological structure, the authors divide each of the book's twelve chapters to correspond with the twelve chapters of the vita. Following each chapter of the translated vita is a brief essay discussing the historical, religious, and literary issues raised by that bit of the vita. This structure allows the authors to navigate brilliantly between introducing students to many aspects of late medieval religious history as well as to the challenges and rewards of close primary source analysis. But, at the same time, the contextual essays also provide more expert readers with a deep understanding of how Clare's life and vita stand as a complex navigation of apostolic ideals amid the growing institutional church and mendicant orders. This text is essential for those teaching and studying the rich historical moment.