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Capuchin Poor Clares

Capuchin Poor Clares
Latin: Ordo Sanctae Clarae Capuccinarum[1]
AbbreviationO.S.C. Cap.
NicknameCapuchinesses
Formation1538 (1538)[1]
FounderBlessed Maria Lorenza Longo, O.S.C. Cap.[1]
Founded at
TypeReligious Order of Pontifical Right for Women
Region served
  • Western Europe
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Asia and Oceania
  • North America
  • South America
Members
1,692 members as of 2020[1]
Main organ
Pax et Bonum
Parent organization
Catholic Church
Websitecontemplativevocations.org

The Capuchin Poor Clares (Latin: Ordo Sanctae Clarae Capuccinarum) is a Catholic religious order of Pontifical Right for women founded in Naples, Italy, in 1538, by Blessed Maria Lorenza Longo. The order still exists and it now has communities in the United States. Members are referred to as Capuchinesses.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Capuchin Poor Clares (O.S.C. Cap.)". GCatholic.
  2. ^ "Capuchinesses". Catholic Encyclopedia.

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