The Capuchin Poor Clares (Latin: Ordo Sanctae Clarae Capuccinarum) is a Catholic religious order of Pontifical Right for women founded in Naples, Italy, in 1538, by Blessed Maria Lorenza Longo.

[4] Longo wanted to re-establish the original concepts of religious simplicity, selfless poverty and the austerity of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of Assisi set by Matteo da Bascio when he founded the order of the Capuchin friars.

Like the friars, the nuns wear a simple brown tunic knotted with a cord at the waist and a short cape.

The monastery in Denver was founded by Capuchin Poor Clare sisters from Irapuato in central Mexico in 1988.

In addition to sewing habits, the sisters provide for the needs of their community by making and selling cookies.