The Poor Clare Community of Baddesley Clinton is a contemplative monastic community and was the first community of Poor Clares of the Colettine Reform to be re-established in England after the Reformation.

The community’s charism is that of St Clare and St Francis of Assisi as expressed in the Form of life written by St Clare in the 13th century. The Sisters take up the invitation of Jesus to St
Francis, ‘Go, sell all that you possess, and come, follow me.’ They find Jesus present in the daily Mass and Prayer of the Church. They also experience Him in themselves, each other, and in the needy world in which we live. As Jesus draws them closer to Himself through living out their vows of Poverty, Chastity, Obedience, and Enclosure, so they become richer in their experience of the Kingdom
of Heaven, sharing this experience with all those with whom they come into contact.

In their simple daily life the Sisters have time for private prayer and spiritual reading; each Sister has her own ‘cell’, where she
	can be solitary. At the same time the Sisters eat, work and pray together and live in community. In the tradition of St Clare they also undertake church sewing and offer hospitality to those who wish to spend some time in quiet contemplation. The monastery has facilities for individual and group self-catering retreats and the Sisters welcome anyone who wishes to visit them.

If you wish to come on retreat, or if you are English-speaking, from whatever part of the world, and feel called to this way of life, or would like to know more about it, please write to: