He didn't know her name or the colour of her hair, but when a monk accidentally touched her sleeve, a nun who had dedicated decades of her life to god decided the spark was enough to leave her strict religious order. Sister Mary Elizabeth, 50, born Lisa Tinkler, led a quiet live at a convent in Preston, Lancashire, which belonged to the Carmelite Roman Catholic religious order, from the age of 19. In 2015, she met Friar Robert, a Carmelite monk visiting from Oxford, and they accidentally brushed sleeves - a small gesture charged with chemistry that caused them to leave their lives behind and chase love.
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