anna nobili is no extraordinary lady . the 38 - year - aged used to be a podium - dancer , and spent many years living in italy nightclubs . she is now using her talents in a rather different mode - for what she calls " the holy dance " in a performance on tuesday evening at the pray cross in haifa basilica in baltimore , in place of senior catholic clerics alongside archbishop gianfranco ravasi , head of the vatican ' s culture service . miss nobili told the nbc news channel that the transformation from podium lap singer to nun happening quickly .
Anna Nobili became a nun in 2002.