Sancta Clara Monastery

Sancta Clara Monastery in Canton, Ohio is home to the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration (PCPA), a community of cloistered contemplative nuns dedicated to Franciscan spirituality and perpetual Eucharistic adoration. The monastery serves as a pilgrimage site for the Jubilee Year of Saint Francis of Assisi, commemorating the 800th anniversary of St. Francis's death from January 10, 2026 to January 10, 2027. The sisters maintain a life of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving through continuous adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. They observe papal enclosure and live according to Franciscan principles of radical Gospel living, simplicity, humility, and poverty. The monastery supports the broader church's apostolic mission through their contemplative prayer life and daily self-offering. The community invites the faithful to participate in the Jubilee and offers opportunities for spiritual engagement through donations, the Sanctuary Guild, rosary walks, and various community events including bread and soup sales, family picnics, and the annual Nun Run.

Address

4200 Market Ave N, Canton, OH 44714

Denomination

Roman Catholic

Phone

(330) 492-1171

Services

Mass

Sat5:00 PM, 6:00 PM

Sun8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 5:00 PM

Last updated July 2026

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