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Ex-Nuns Vacate Belorado Monastery Before Court Eviction as Church Alleges Widespread Losses

Church officials now control the property, with an inventory underway after allegations of missing goods.

Overview

  • The former Clarissan community left the Santa Clara convent at 2:46 a.m. and their lawyers handed the keys to the judicial commission around 9:35 a.m., complying with a Briviesca court order for eviction.
  • Representatives of the Archdiocese of Burgos say the site was found very deteriorated with missing furniture, documents, parts of the archive and church retablos, and they recorded the findings in an official act.
  • Locks were changed and additional security is being considered, with church lawyers stating they will analyze the inventory and pursue recovery of any ecclesiastical goods they deem removed.
  • The ex-nuns dispute the claims about the condition of the convent, asserting they left it in good order and citing more than 200 photos and videos as evidence.
  • The group is relocating temporarily to La Puebla de Montalbán (Toledo), with some moving to Derio, while legal appeals and Guardia Civil investigations into alleged sales of gold and missing artworks continue, and separate eviction cases for Orduña and Derio remain pending.