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. as the nuns were watching a live television stream of Pope Leo XIV’s prayer vigil for peace.
The women all escaped without harm, but the monastery, which was built in 1628, was nearly destroyed. Nine firefighting teams intervened to put out the blaze.
The Archdiocese of Milan reported that 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. Carlo Acutis, who received his first Communion at the monastery.
The monastery, which was built in 1628, was nearly destroyed.
Author's summary: Fire damages Italian monastery.
- 21 cloistered nuns forced to flee
- Monastery built in 1628 nearly destroyed
- Documents, religious artifacts, and personal belongings destroyed
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