Santa Chiara, Roman Catholic church in Bra, Italy

Santa Chiara is a church building in Bra with a four-lobed central plan where large pillars support a dome pierced by windows. These windows flood the interior with natural light that shapes the entire space.

Construction began in 1742 under architect Bernardo Antonio Vittone and the building was consecrated on August 1, 1748. The project reflected the Baroque church design traditions of northern Italy during that era.

The church keeps the name of the Clarissan nuns gathered in Bra by 1632, whose monastery was suppressed in 1802 and again confiscated in 1883. The main altar carries a large stucco medallion of the Glory of the Eucharist with angels and nuns; the 1943 side altars by Piero Dalle Ceste show the Immaculate Conception with three Franciscan saints on the left and St Francis of Assisi in ecstasy on the right.

The church stands at Via Barbacana 49 in the centre of Bra, in the province of Cuneo. It is a small domed structure entered from the street, so visiting takes little time and fits easily into a walk through the town. The Municipality of Bra owns the building, which passed to it after the Capuchin Fathers held it from 1930.

The dome fresco by Pietro Dalle Ceste shows St Francis blessing two men born in the area: Ignatius of Santhià and Cardinal Guglielmo Massaja, a Capuchin missionary in Ethiopia. The second-level frescoes are by Pietro Paolo Operti (1704–1793).