St. Benedict’s Monastery began to close its operations last year and reached out for help to evaluate the property’s value and begin marketing it for sale.
SNOWMASS, Colo. — After more than 70 years, the monks of St. Benedict’s Monastery are saying goodbye to their land near Aspen and are looking for a buyer willing to pay $150 million for the pristine mountain property.
The St. Benedict’s Monastery listing consists of 3,800 deeded acres, including mountains, meadows, irrigated pastures, mesas and more in what’s known as Old Snowmass, located about half an hour northwest of downtown Aspen in Pitkin County.
“It’s just knock-dead gorgeous,” listing broker Ken Mirr said.
The monastery at 1012 Monastery Road dates back to 1956, when a group of four monks of the Cistercian (otherwise known as Trappist) Order arrived at the property. Since then, the monks have conducted a variety of ranching and farming endeavors in addition to their daily spiritual practices. The monks also sold eggs and cookies and operated a bookstore as well.
The monastery at 1012 Monastery Road dates back to 1956, when a group of four monks of the Cistercian (otherwise known as Trappist) Order arrived at the property. Since then, the monks have conducted a variety of ranching and farming endeavors in addition to their daily spiritual practices. The monks also sold eggs and cookies and operated a bookstore as well.
The monks built a monastery, complete with a chapel, cloisters, monks’ quarters, a refectory and more. The property includes a spiritual retreat center and has various hermitage cabins.
St. Benedict’s Monastery started to close its operations last year and reached out to Mirr to help them evaluate the property’s value and begin marketing it for sale. Approximately six monks still call the property home, and will most likely relocate to other monasteries around the country.
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