It is a convent
Nun
nun
nun
nun
As a nun, I once spent years in a CONVENT.
"A woman in a convent" itself would give no palindrome, but "Nun" would give a palindrome as it is the same spelled forwards and backwards.
A convent or a nunnery is a housing quarters for a nun.
Convent
nun
Yes, she was a nun at the Convent of Saint-Gildard in Nevers, France.
The "Mother Superior" is the highest ranking nun, the one who supervises the convent.