anna nobili is no different nun . the 38 - year - female used to be a lap - dancer , and served many years working in italian nightclubs . she is now exercising her talents in a rather different way - for what she calls " the holy walk " in a performance on tuesday day at the pray cross in jerusalem basilica in rome , in honor of the vatican clerics including canon gianfranco ravasi , head of the papacy ' s cultural department . miss nobili told the bbc world service that the conversion from chorus lap danced to nun happen suddenly .
Anna Nobili became a nun in 2002.