Sister Bernadette
Sister Bernadette, 88, is a vital figure in the history of Kloster Goldenstein, having attended the school there as a student herself. She returned to the convent in September 2023 after being moved to a care home, voicing her determination to remain at the convent until the end of her life.
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Recent news mentions
Sister Bernadette is one of the elderly nuns who broke back into their convent in Salzburg.
Elderly Austrian nuns who broke back into their convent will be allowed to stay. But there are conditions
United States· 2025-11-29
Sister Bernadette is one of the three nuns who ran away from a care home to return to their former convent.
Austrian nuns win reprieve in abandoned convent
United Kingdom· 2025-11-28
Sister Bernadette is one of the three remaining nuns who broke back into their former convent after being placed in a retirement home against their will.
‘We were obedient our entire lives’: the nuns who broke back into their convent | AustriaUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-26
Sister Bernadette has been actively documenting her daily routine at the convent on Instagram after returning from a nursing home.
Elderly Austrian nuns break out of nursing home and back into their former convent, defying dioceseUnited States· 2025-09-16Sister Bernadette expressed her happiness about being back at the convent and serving food to Sister Rita.
Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the AlpsUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-13
