Elderly Austrian nuns break out of nursing home

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and back into their former convent, defying diocese


Convent near Salzburg, to which nuns escaped

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Three octogenarian nuns have defied their diocese, run away from their nursing home and returned to their former convent in Salzburg, Austria, which they are now occupying. On September 4, Sister Regina, 86, Sister Rita, 81, and Sister Bernadette, 88, returned to Schloss Goldenstein, the Alpine convent and girls’ school where they had spent most of their lives — much to the displeasure of the local church.

On arrival, the nuns found that their former residence no longer had electricity or running water, so their supporters brought them water and emergency generators, CNN affiliate ORF reported.

The sisters’ former students have been helping and organizing a daily routine for them, while a family doctor is available to offer medical care, ORF added.

Since returning to the convent, the nuns have become active on Instagram, amassing more than 10,000 followers in little over a week. On their account, they document their daily routine of praying, eating and attending mass together as well as their now-frequent interviews with journalists from all around the world.

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Link to CNN story.

Here's a snip from the BBC:

The trio said they were taken out of the convent against their will in 2023. They regained access with the help of former students and a locksmith.

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They have an account an Instagram with over10,000 comments, but I couldn't find their account. I'm not an Instagram user, but maybe someone else who is can find their page.