SAINT CLARE'S MONASTERY
720 Henry Clay Ave., New Orleans, LA
720 Henry Clay Ave., New Orleans, LA
The Poor Clare Nuns
have played an important role in the history of churches and religion
in the New Orleans area. The convent, located in uptown New Orleans, is
one of the last remaining vestiges of true convent life in Louisiana. Click here to
see a complete history of the Poor Clares, and to visit the sisters' own
home site.
INTERIOR PHOTOS BY
ELLYN ORTH-MEIER
ELLYN ORTH-MEIER
The chapel
of St. Clare's Monastery
ORGAN INFORMATION
The monastery chapel has never housed a pipe organ. There is presently an Allen electronic organ as of 2021.