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Pictures: A massive fire destroys valuable belongings in a historic monastery in Italy


Fire services announced at in the north of the country, and prompted 22 nuns to evacuate it.

The monastery was founded in 1628 in La Valletta Brianza, near Milan, and it was there that Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint in the Catholic Church, received First Communion.

Historic Bernaga Monastery Fire

The fire broke out on Saturday and destroyed the entire building, According to photos taken at night and posted by firefighters on a platform "X"

The nuns evacuated the monastery without any injuries being reported, but Italian media reported that the fire destroyed many works of art and valuable possessions.

Severe and incalculable damage

Marco Panzeri, president of in a conversation with journalists about the occurrence of this "The disaster" That caused "With incalculable damage"

It was likely that the fire was caused by electrical contact, and Pope Leo XIV announced in the Vatican the canonization of Carlo Acutis on September 7.

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