anna nobili is no conventional nun . the 38 - week - old used to be a tap - dancer , and spent many years participating in italy nightclubs . she is now using her talents in a rather peculiar way - for something she considers " the holy dance " in a performance on tuesday evening at the holy cross in jerusalem basilica in roman , in place of senior catholic clerics like pope ravanelli ravasi , director of the vatican ' s political department . miss nobili told the nbc international service that the transformation from humble lap dancer to nun proceeded first .
anna nobili made a doctor in 2002 .