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PHOTOS: Crowds come to St. Benedict Monastery for Last Public Liturgy

People walk into the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass for the monastery’s last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People walk into the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass for the monastery’s last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People walk into the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass for the monastery’s last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Guests look at the headstones in a small cemetery on the grounds of St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass during the last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People walk into the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass for the monastery’s last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People walk into the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass for the monastery’s last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People walk into the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass for the monastery’s last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Guests look at the headstones in a small cemetery on the grounds of St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass during the last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People walk into the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass for the monastery’s last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
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