Overview
- The 89-year-old died late last week after several days at the Hospital Universitario de Burgos, with funeral rites held privately Sunday at the Convent of Castil de Lences.
- The Archdiocese of Burgos confirmed the death on Monday, identifying her as part of the community that did not join the breakaway group.
- Courts in Briviesca ordered transfers in July and September, and in December a Bilbao court directed the Guardia Civil to move the five elderly sisters from Orduña to monasteries in Burgos.
- El Mundo reports that an investigation is underway into the elderly nuns’ prior care, as the breakaway group contends the December transfer harmed their health.
- Archbishop Mario Iceta remains Pontifical Commissioner over the order’s assets in Belorado and Orduña, and local reports say the separatist group now numbers about seven after recent departures.