The cloistered sisters of the order of St. Clare, also known as the Poor Clare nuns, lost their Fort Myers Beach monastery to Hurricane Ian's floodwaters last fall.

The Poor Clares follow the Rule of St. Clare — which was approved by Pope Innocent IV two days before Clare’s death in 1253 — and take vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity.

Parish priests, Poor Clare nuns from Ascension Church spent Hurricane Ian huddled inside San Damiano Monastery in Fort Myers. They speak of faith, survival, aftermath, disaster relief.