Monastery of St. Clare - Boston, MA
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The Monastery of St. Clare, which has had a presence in Boston since 1906, is located in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood, next to the Arnold Arboretum.
Waymark Code: WM7JQQ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2009
Views: 5
On Centre Street, in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, is the St. Clare Monastery, a Franciscan community of currently 23 nuns.
To get to the complex, travel either north on Centre Street from the junction with the VFW Parkway, or south on Centre Street from the rotary circle with the Arborway to the complex on the east side. There is a sign by the road for the Monastery of St. Clare. The structure is a brick building with a peaked roof and a central spire. There are dormers in the roof. The entrance in front of the building is a driveway that circles around a statue of St. Francis. When facing the building from the driveway, the reception hall is in the center, while the chapel is to the left.
The Poor Clare Nuns of Boston have been in Boston since 1906, when Poor Clare nuns came to Boston from Evansville, Indiana. In 1934, enough money was raised to build the present building the Franciscan Monastery of St. Clare.
Full name of the abbey/monastery/convent: Monastery of St. Clare
Address:
920 Centre Street
Boston, MA United States
02130
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Date founded/constructed: 1934
Web Site: [Web Link]
Status of Use: Acitvely Used
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