Monastery of Purísima Concepción, Mairena del Aljarafe
Monasterio de la Purísima Concepción
What it is
A community of Conceptionist nuns at the Monasterio de la Purísima Concepción in Mairena del Aljarafe (Sevilla), one of the enclosed houses supported by Fundación DeClausura.
What it needs
The appeal is made by the Conceptionist Federación Bética de Santa María de Guadalupe, not for this house alone: it pays for a month-long formation course for 25 novices and junior sisters from 21 monasteries of the federation.
Before you act. The appeal pages show a target and a percentage raised, not the amount in euros.
About 200 timber ceiling beams in the first floor of the cloister are failing from age, damp and wood-boring insects; many must be replaced and the rest treated. The 'Apadrina una viga' (sponsor a beam) appeal prices each beam at 300 euros.
A ruined building in the convent orchard, beside a central city street, is shored up, damp and at risk of collapse. The appeal funds its urgent repair.