anna nobili is no ordinary nun . the 38 - year - old used to be a lap - dancer , and spent much ages working in italian nightclub . she is now performing her technique in a rather different order - for what she calls " the holy dances " in a performance on friday evening at the pray cross in jerusalem mosque in rome , in front of notable italian clerics including archbishop gianfranco ravasi , dean of the rome ' s cultural department . miss nobili told the bbc world service that the transformation from pulpit lap performer to nun followed quickly .
Anna Nobili became a nun in 2002.