Community Profile

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

Community Information

No. in community (professed members) 14 Year founded 1212 in Assisi; 1977 in Alexandria Generalate/ motherhouse Autonomous monastery Province/federation Poor Clare Federation of Mary Immaculate Represented in US (Arch)dioceses Alexandria, VA

About Us

Mission statement/description The Poor Clares are a Franciscan cloistered, contemplative order, seeking union with God through a life of prayer and joyful penance, in the spirit of Saint 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 18-30 Consider belated vocations? No Belated/late vocations explanation