Fire Damages Italian Monastery
A fire severely damaged the 17th-century Bernaga Monastery outside of Milan in northern Italy, forcing 21 cloistered nuns to flee the blaze.
The fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. on October 11, as the nuns were watching a live television stream of Pope Leo XIV’s prayer vigil for peace.
- The women all escaped without harm.
- The monastery, which was built in 1628, was nearly destroyed.
- Nine firefighting teams intervened to put out the blaze.
The fire destroyed documents, religious artifacts, and the nuns’ personal belongings, though the religious sisters managed to save some paintings and a relic of St.
Author's summary: Fire damages Italian monastery, forcing nuns to flee.
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