St. Clare's Monastery, Lima

St. Clare's Monastery
Monasterio de Santa Clara
The church in 2019
Religion
AffiliationCatholic
Governing bodyArchdiocese of Lima
Location
LocationJirón Jauja 449, Lima
Interactive map of St. Clare's Monastery
Architecture
StyleSpanish Revival
Completed1606; 19th century

The Church and Convent of Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Spanish: Iglesia y Convento Máximo de Nuestra Señora de la Peña Francia), better known as St. Clare's Monastery (Spanish: Monasterio de Santa Clara), is a Catholic church, convent and monastery belonging to the Capuchin Poor Clares located in the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru.

The first building is from 1606, but the current church dates from the 19th century. The monastery still occupies a large part of the extensive block in which it is located, and which is surrounded by a number of streets: Cangallo to the west, Huánuco to the east (where the former St. Clare Mill is located), Junín to the south, and Jauja and Áncash to the north. It was declared a Historical Monument in 1972.