anna nobili is no fancy nun . the 38 - head - olds used to be a lap - maker , and spent some years worked in italian pubs . she is now using her talents in a quite other way - for what she names " the holy dance " in a performance on fridays evening at the sacred house in jerusalem basilica in rome , in front of senior catholic sunni besides archbishop gianfranco ravasi , leader of the diocese ' s cultural department . miss nobili told the rte global side that the transforming from podium lap dancer to nun happened steadily .
Anna Nobili became a nun in 2002.