Convent of San Damiano
Named after the convent in Assisi where Saint Clare lived and died this convent serves as the Motherhouse and novitiate for our community. After a woman makes the step to be invested, the religious life truly begins! The new sister moves into the novitiate and is under the loving formation of a Novice Directress for two years of preparation for her consecration.
Having been called to a closer following of Jesus Christ through the profession of poverty, chastity and obedience, the novice needs time for deeper prayer and study so to become more and more conformed to the One who has called her. The novitiate is a grace-filled time in the life of a sister which lays the firm foundation for a life of joyful fidelity.
Our New Novice
Sr. Damien Marie of the Heart of Jesus
(pictured with Sr. Mary Pieta)
Convent of San Damiano
1661 Haight Avenue
Bronx, New York 10461
718-829-9466
Our Newly Professed Sisters
Sr. Juan-Maria of the Holy Spirit
and Sr. Colette Andre of the Holy Wounds