{"id":3824,"date":"2020-10-09T08:56:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T08:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffgovernance.it\/rel_525\/project\/congo-b-st-clare-school\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T18:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:23:21","slug":"congo-b-st-clare-school","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/ofmfraternitas.org\/en\/project\/congo-b-st-clare-school\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Clare School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; z_index=&#8221;201&#8243; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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