On April 4, 1943, the Capuchin Poor Clare nuns in Naples were in procession when suddenly the air sirens started wailing. All of the Sisters ran for cover in the underground vaults (cemetery) under the church. The Father Confessor, Father Epifanio, was with them, but was only able to give the Sisters absolution. The bombers came so quickly that they had no time to try to rescue the Blessed Sacrament. A bomb exploded near the Sisters, though none of the Sisters were harmed.