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Three Austrian nuns in their 80s have broken out of their retirement home and headed back to their convent at Schloss Goldenstein, outside Salzburg.

When Sister Bernadette, 88, made her getaway, Sister Regina, 86, and Sister Rita, 82, didn't think twice about accompanying her.

The kindly nuns had all been teachers at the Catholic school housed within the castle.

There was no question where the loyalty of their former students lay, according to Martina Krispler.

In 2022, the convent had been taken over by the Archdiocese of Salzburg and the nearby monastery, Rachesberg Abbey.

The remaining nuns were granted the right of residence, providing that they were physically and mentally healthy.

Following this, their new superior at the abbey, Provost Grasl, concluded that the three elderly nuns ought to be transferred to a Catholic care home.

In 2024, the convent was officially closed.

However, the nuns found life in the care home intolerable and so packed up their modest belongings and left.

Sister Bernadette's clear that they were fully within their rights to do so.

On their return, the nuns discovered their apartment locks had been changed, but their students brought in a locksmith to gain entry.

They've quickly settled back in, despite a lack of water and electricity initially.

The nuns' experience has opened a wider debate regarding the duties of the Catholic Church to care for its most elderly members.

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