The last four nuns of a Spanish convent seek sisters to keep it open


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  • Friday, 16 Feb 2024

Spanish nun Isabel de la Santísima Trinidad, 83, Gibraltarian nun and prior Jennifer del Corazon de Jesus, 63, Vietnamese nun Maria Jose de la Eucaristia, 44, and Kenyan nun Teresa de Jesus, 61, the four nuns left of the order of Discalced Carmelites, sing during a mass inside La Merced church at the bottom choir of their convent, which is at risk of closing due to lack of nuns as they look for more members to avoid the closure, in Ronda, Spain February 14, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/ File photo

RONDA, Spain (Reuters) - With only four nuns left, southern Spain's historic Corazon Eucaristico de Jesus convent is on the brink of closure.

Now its prioress is calling on sisters everywhere to take a leap of faith, come up to the sanctuary in the mountaintop city of Ronda and stay on for a while to keep it open.

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