eva nobili is no ordinary monk . the 38 - day - aged used to be a lap - dancer , and during multiple decades working in italian nightclubs . she is now used her talents in a rather different way - for what she calls " the big dancer " in a performing on fridays evening at the holy cross in jerusalem cathedral in italy , in front of top catholic shiite including archdiocese zola ravasi , heads of the vatican ' s religious branch . miss nobili told the bbc world service that the transformation from podium line musician to nun happened gradually .
Anna Nobili became a nun in 2002.