Viktorija reflects on leaving the convent after 20 years: ‘That was the crucial moment’
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Viktorija Voidogaitė left the Sisters of the Crucified Christ after spending two decades in the convent.
- She now works at Vilnius University, divides her time between Lithuania and Italy, has written a book about loneliness and prepares future teachers.
After 20 years in a convent, the well-known nun Viktorija Voidogaitė says her departure was not a sudden break. She describes it instead as the end of one story and the continuation of another.
Voidogaitė announced more than a year ago that she was leaving the Sisters of the Crucified Christ. The decision changed the course of her life after two decades in religious life.
Today, she works at Vilnius University and lives between Lithuania and Italy. She has also written a book about loneliness and is preparing future teachers.
In her conversation with Delfi, Voidogaitė discusses what happened and identifies a moment she considers essential to the change.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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