Syster Maria av Bebådelsen (English: Sister Maria of the Annunciation; born Marta Cavallin 1977) is a Swedish Carmelite nun (O.Carm.). She became widely known through the documentary film Nunnan (The Nun, 2007) by Maud Nycander, and its 2025 follow-up Nunnan – 25 år i kloster (The Nun – 25 Years in a Monastery).
Syster Maria av Bebådelsen | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | Marta Cavallin 1977 (age 48–49) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Known for | Subject of the documentaries Nunnan (2007) and Nunnan – 25 år i kloster (2025) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Order | Carmelites |
Early life and vocation
editMonastic life
editThe Carmelite order in Glumslöv is strictly enclosed. The nuns do not leave the convent grounds, even for burial, as there is a cemetery is within the cloister.[2] Contact with family members is limited to a visitation room separated by bars. When asked about her lifelong commitment, she commented: "No, I am very happy. It is such an enormous gift to be able to live here for the rest of my life."[3]
Documentaries
editIn 2007, director Maud Nycander released Nunnan (The Nun), a documentary following Cavallin’s novitiate and first years in the cloister. The film includes interviews with her family members, who reflected on her decision to enter monastic life.[4]
In 2025, Nycander revisited her life in the follow-up documentary Nunnan – 25 år i kloster (The Nun – 25 Years in a Monastery), marking 25 years since her entry into the convent.[1][5][6]
References
edit- 1 2 "Nunnan – 25 år i kloster" (in Swedish). Bio Roy. 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Karmelitnunnor O.Carm" (in Swedish). Katolska kyrkan i Sverige. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ Kihlberg, Daniel (15 April 2007). "Marta är asketisk nunna på livstid". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Nunnan (2007)". Moviemeter. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Nunnan – 25 år i kloster" (in Swedish). Biosavannen. 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Nunnan – 25 år i kloster" (in Swedish). Capitol Bio Göteborg. Retrieved 28 August 2025.