Igreja e Convento de Santa Clara do Desterro, Franciscan monastery and church in Salvador, Brazil
The Santa Clara do Desterro complex features two cloisters, a watchtower, and a bulbous bell tower completed in the early 18th century.
Four Poor Clares sisters from Évora arrived in 1677 to establish Brazil's first female monastery after receiving royal authorization in 1665.
The monastery maintains a parlor where families communicated with nuns through a small grilled window, preserving their religious seclusion.
The monastery stands near Campo da Pólvora metro station and the Church of Santissimo Sacramento e Sant'Ana in Salvador's Desterro district.
Franciscan sisters learned to produce 23 different liqueur flavors from the Poor Clares, continuing this tradition at Confeitaria São José.
Location: Salvador
Operator: Irmãs Franciscanas do Sagrado Coração de Jesus
GPS coordinates: -12.97705,-38.50651
Latest update: March 6, 2025 03:22
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