Community Profile

Poor Clare Monastery of Mary, Mother of the Church Vocation Contact 2505 Stone Hedge Dr Alexandria, VA 22306-2451 703-768-4918 www.poorclare.com

Community Information

No. in community (professed members) Year founded 1877 Generalate/ motherhouse Autonomous Province/federation Represented in US (Arch)dioceses Alexandria, VA

About Us

Mission statement/description The Poor Clares are a cloistered, contemplative order, seeking union with God through a life of prayer and sacrifice, in the spirit of the Franciscan St. Clare. Qualifications for entry Sound mental and physical health; good judgment and common sense. Formation program Formation progresses from postulancy to novitiate, to temporary profession, and then to permanent profession. Age range/limit Consider belated vocations? No Belated/late vocations explanation