Three rebel nuns in their 80s have taken back their Austrian convent after fleeing from their care home, with supporters flocking to the nunnery Saturday in a show of solidarity. Several of the nuns' former students gathered at the majestic convent on Saturday to offer rosary prayers one bead at a time. It's cruel," she said, adding that two nuns were taken "straight from the hospital" to the nearby care home. While it remains unclear what the Catholic Church was planning to do with the convent, the nuns tell a different story. More than two weeks ago, "our prayers were heard and we were picked up and brought to Goldenstein", Sister Bernadette told AFP.