La Valletta Brianza, Lombardy, Italy
Monastero della Bernaga (Romite Ambrosiane)
A 17th-century cloistered monastery in the Brianza hills, home to the Ambrosian Hermit nuns and the place where St Carlo Acutis made his First Communion in 1998. On 11 October 2025 a fire destroyed the monastery; all the nuns escaped and the Acutis relics were saved, but the library was lost.
The nuns have no home and the roofless ruins are being damaged further by rain. An official fund run by the local community foundation pays for the nuns' housing, the securing of the structure and the rescue of surviving relics, furnishings and books, with the stated hope of rebuilding at least part of the monastery.
Before you act. No reconstruction budget or timetable has been published; one newspaper wrote informally of 'tens of millions of euros'. Gifts are by bank transfer only.
Last checked 9 November 2026. Responsible body: Fondazione comunitaria del Lecchese (account holder: Fondazione Lecchese Ente Filantropico), fund 'Fondo La Valletta - Monastero Bernaga'.
Milan, Italy
The roofs of the abbey church are degraded: tile courses are irregular and water is getting in and damaging the frescoes inside. The monks' official Art Bonus sheet prices the roof works at just over EUR 1.02 million, of which about EUR 205,550 has been donated; a second open project restores the 16th-century entrance tower.
Asciano, Italy
The monks are renovating the guest house (Casa Ospiti) to meet safety rules: removing architectural barriers, new visitor toilets and a bathroom for each room. The Art Bonus sheet lists a EUR 400,000 project with works in progress; spending so far has outrun the donations received.