Clarissine Church, Gothic church and arts venue in Old Town, Slovakia.

Klarissinnenkirche is a Gothic church in the Old Town of Bratislava, part of the former Poor Clares convent. Its nave was extended by one vault bay after the mid-14th century, when a triumphal arch and presbytery were built, and the nave was vaulted with a cross vault around 1370. The pentagonal tower, added in the 15th century on reinforced piers at the southwest corner, is rare in Gothic architecture.

Construction started in 1297 when Poor Clares nuns established a convent in Bratislava with royal support. When the convent closed in 1782, the building took on new roles, including serving as a legal academy.

The name refers to the Poor Clares, a Franciscan order of nuns who lived here for several centuries. Today the building hosts concerts and art exhibitions, giving visitors a chance to experience the space in a very different way from its original purpose.

The church sits in the heart of Bratislava's Old Town and is easy to reach on foot from most central landmarks. Since it functions as both a cultural venue and a church, it is worth checking opening hours before you visit.

The legal academy that occupied the former convent from 1784 to 1851 had among its students the composer Béla Bartók, who studied there in the 1890s. The Catholic gymnasium linked to it operated in the same buildings until 1908.