Fire Damages Historic Italian Monastery
A fire severely damaged the 17th-century Bernaga Monastery in northern Italy, forcing 21 cloistered nuns to flee.
The fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. on November 11, as the nuns were watching a live television stream of Pope Leo XIV’s prayer vigil for peace.
- The monastery, 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.
The women all escaped without harm.
The monastery is also notable for being the site where St. Carlo Acutis received his first Communion.
The Archdiocese of Milan reported that the nuns managed to save some paintings and a relic of St. Ambrose.
Author's summary: Fire damages historic Italian monastery.
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