The Monastery of St. Clare

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Located in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, the Poor Clares have been serving the Upstate Community and the Diocese of Charleston through contemplative prayer since 1955.

"The form of life of the Order of the Poor Sisters that Blessed Francis established is this:

to observe the holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
 by living in obedience, without anything of one's own and in chastity."
                                                                                           - from the Rule of Saint Clare