<br><div> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">To know <strong>What happens behind the doors of a monastery always arouses curiosity</strong>: what a nun's routines are like, how they interact with each other, whether they use social media or maintain any type of contact with the outside world. <strong>Marta González is 29 years old and has lived in isolation since she was 18.</strong></p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-md irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-md hidden-xs hidden-md"> </span></span></span><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">When dawn breaks at the Santa Cruz monastery, in Sahagún (León), Marta has already been awake since 6 am. <strong>And although she is a nun, she is also one of the most followed religious people on social media: “This life was not born to be isolated from the world”</strong>he says on David Jiménez's 'The Director' podcast. </p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-xs hidden-xs hidden-md"/></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2026/01/27/6978fdf3edd6c.jpeg" width="544" height="306"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2026/01/27/6978fdf3edd6c.jpeg" width="607" height="341"> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">Marta González, cloistered nun and content creator</p> </figcaption> </figure> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">His journey of faith began at the age of 16, when during a family visit to a Benedictine monastery he discovered a way of life that he was unfamiliar with and that caught his attention: “It was like a passion”, he says. <strong>Since the first contact, he continued with studies and periodic visits, until at the age of 18 he decided to join permanently. </strong></p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Although the image of the cloister represents a radical break with her previous life, Marta denies this idea. Maintains frequent contact with family and friends through calls and messages: <strong>"It's very similar to when someone goes to study abroad. Relationships change, but they don't disappear", he says. </strong></p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><span class="content-free-html ">[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU01eLH6asA[/embed]</span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">A day at the monastery is divided into prayer, work and community life. <strong>Each sister has different tasks assigned, from making sweets or handmade cosmetics, creating music, training or managing social media, in this case. </strong></p> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">“We don’t have time to be bored,” he says. <strong>And although the routine can be difficult: “Sometimes it drags you down, but other times it supports you,” he says. </strong></p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span> <figure class="composite-image image-container " data-gtm-element-container="button-gallery"> <div class="picture-wrapper"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 638px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_desktop_filter/uploads/2026/01/27/6978fbdd69f27.jpeg" width="544" height="365"> <source media="(min-width: 480px)" data-srcset="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_intermediate_filter/uploads/2026/01/27/6978fbdd69f27.jpeg" width="607" height="408"> <img data-full-src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/uploads/2026/01/27/6978fbdd69f27.jpeg" alt="Marta González, cloistered nun and content creator" width="449" height="302" src="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/files/content_image_mobile_filter/uploads/2026/01/27/6978fbdd69f27.jpeg" class="lazy"/> </source></source></picture><span class="visible-md inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span><span class="visible-xs inimage-container "><span class="ad-unit inimage"> </span></span> </div> <figcaption class="figure-caption"> <p class="caption-title ">Marta González, cloistered nun and content creator</p> </figcaption> </figure> <span class="content-related content-border related-double " data-gtm-element-container="modulo-noticias-relacionadas"> <span class="module-supra-title"> <span>Also read</span></span> <span class="related-double-module-container "> </span><span class="related-double-module-container "> </span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">in the monastery<strong> nuns of all ages coexist</strong>. From young newcomers to nuns over 90 years old. The origins are also diverse and coexistence is intense, as in any home: <strong>“There are conflicts, of course, but they are resolved by talking and forgiving”</strong>explains</p> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">But in the case of Marta, her presence on the networks is surprising. Marta manages the monastery's YouTube channel and Instagram and TikTok profiles that have hundreds of followers. On his networks he talks about faith, silence and everyday life. Although the initiative initially generated fear, today they understand: <strong>“It’s not about promotion, it’s about showing how we live and making it natural,” he says. </strong></p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/> </div><script type="script/gg"> gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, 'c:facebooka-frU9M5JY', function () { console.log('facebook-ad-def'); !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '682047071976590'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); }); </script>