On Wednesday, December 7th, Maria Nopp celebrates an extraordinary anniversary: the oldest nun in Carinthia turns 105! And that mentally fit and physically well together!
At the age of 87 she was still giving flute lessons, now at 105 she no longer has any students: Sister Maria Nopp. “Back then, almost 50 years ago, she didn’t just teach from the front. Later, when I was in Pädak, group work and chair circles were taught as new pedagogical achievements. I already knew all that from Sister Maria,” Sister Marina remembers in the yearbook of the Diocese of Gurk for the year 2020. Sister Maria was a teacher for years and taught religion, German, art education and music Born in Linz, she entered the Ursuline Order in 1938 after graduating from the federal teacher training institute in Linz and made her final profession in Paris in 1941. In 1945 Sr. Maria returned to Linz, where she taught at the school of the order. After stays in Rome and Brussels, Sr. Maria took over the management of the Ursuline boarding school in Linz in 1959. After the closure of the Ursuline Convent and the associated schools in Linz in 1968, the then 51-year-old Sr. Maria moved to the convent in Klagenfurt. Sister with a sense of humor Today, Sister Maria still regularly takes part in the everyday life of the convent, for example in the liturgical celebrations and meals together . Her hobbies include literature and music. In a special way, within the monastic community, Sr. Maria is also “known and loved for her humor, her laughter and the desire to still be there for the community”, says Ursuline Prioress Sr. Marina Zittera.Recipe for a long, healthy, good lifeThe oldest nun in Carinthia looks back on her life “gratefully and happily”. As her “recipe” for a long life, Sr. Maria names regular religious life in community, prayer and trust in God. Sister Maria always aspired to “living contentedly and happily and thus being a role model for others”.
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