Photos: Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David
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Holy Trinity, a Benedictine monastery in St. David, Ariz., established in 1974, may close in 2017.
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Residents of the grounds, people on retreat, staff and local visitors attend the noon prayersat Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The future of the property is uncertain and for now it is still open to the public. The staff are getting calls from supporters and visitors around the country and overseas.
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- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Rev. Henri Capdeville shows his frustration and disappointment at having been removed as prior at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The Benedictine Congregation of Santa Maria of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in Italy issued a decree closing the monastery and removing the Rev. Henri. "They're going to say I'm disobedient, and it's really devastating," said Capdeville.
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- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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"Lots of Memories. . .", says Father Henri Capdeville as he sorts through his belongings in his rooms at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The Benedictine Congregation of Santa Maria of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in Italy issued a decree closing the monastery and removing the Rev. Henri as its prior. The future of the Rev. Henri and property are uncertain.
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- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Since losing his position, Father Henri Capdeville cannot celebrate Mass but he can lead prayer services that meet three times a day at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Prayers and Mass are still being offered at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The future of the property is uncertain and for now it is still open to the public. The staff are getting calls from supporters and visitors around the country and overseas.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Staff, visitors and friends gather for the noon meal at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The Monastery is closing and the future of the property is uncertain.
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Rev. Henri Capdeville, who has lived at the monastery for about 40 years, said his sister and stepfather are buried at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. photographed on Thursday, April 20, 2017.
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Sister Carol at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, Ariz. in 1980.
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Services at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, Ariz. in 1980.
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The first prior, Father Louis Hasenfuss, inside the chapel under construction at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, Ariz. in 1980.
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The first prior, Father Louis Hasenfuss, with Sister Carol at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, Ariz. in 1980.
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Brother Gary Miller uses a tractor to shake pecans from a tree onto a tarp at the Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, Ariz., in 2008.
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Hal Loomis, 84, from Deer Lodge, MT, waters his plants outside his RV in Monte Cassino RV Park at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, AZ. Loomis and his wife have been coming here 7 years. "I do major (construction) work, cook and whatever they ask me to do. I like the peace and quiet of the monastery. I've become addicted to coming here and I think it's a great life." Photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2016.
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- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Monte Cassino RV Park at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, AZ. Photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2016.
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- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Dee Weese, left, From Grand Junction, CO., helps shopper Lillie Bueckers in the Thrift Shop at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, AZ. "We were looking for a place that we could volunteer in the winter," says Weese, "We love the prayer life. We really love the rhythm of prayer work prayer work prayer every day. And I love the people. It's just like a new family, a new home." Weese also works in the bakery, the kitchen and helps cleaning pecans. "Whatever they need done we do it here." Bueckers, right, from Hudson, Wisconsin, is a picker, she buys and resells to resale shops. She stays in Benson. Photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2016.
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- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Dick Weese collects wood cut from mesquite trees to be used for fence building and repairs at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, AZ. Photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2016.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
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Tom McGuire, who has come to HolyTrinity Monastery in St. David, AZ. for 5 years, heads off to noon prayers. McGuire serves as Director of Communications and Development working with media relations, social media and helps with retreats. Photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2016.
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Julio Martinez, a craftsman with the Larson Company, climbs the scaffolding to the top of a 70-foot tall cross being erected at the Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David in 1997,
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- Chris Richards / Arizona Daily Star
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Bishop Manuel Moreno of the Diocese of Tucson leaves the celebratory mass, which included a catholic Tongan choir from Phoenix, during a 25th Anniversary Celebration at Holy Trinity Monastery in 1999.
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- James S. Wood / Arizona Daily Star
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A Procession makes it's way from the chapel during the ordination of Brother Benedict Lemeki at Holy Trinity Monastery in 2007. Brother Lemecki is the first Tongan (from the South Pacific Islands) to be ordained as a priest in the Benedictine order.
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Fish swim around a pond in the meditation garden at the Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, Ariz. in 2008.
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- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Residents of the grounds, people on retreat, staff and local visitors attend the noon prayersat Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The future of the property is uncertain and for now it is still open to the public. The staff are getting calls from supporters and visitors around the country and overseas.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Rev. Henri Capdeville shows his frustration and disappointment at having been removed as prior at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The Benedictine Congregation of Santa Maria of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in Italy issued a decree closing the monastery and removing the Rev. Henri. "They're going to say I'm disobedient, and it's really devastating," said Capdeville.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
"Lots of Memories. . .", says Father Henri Capdeville as he sorts through his belongings in his rooms at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The Benedictine Congregation of Santa Maria of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in Italy issued a decree closing the monastery and removing the Rev. Henri as its prior. The future of the Rev. Henri and property are uncertain.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Since losing his position, Father Henri Capdeville cannot celebrate Mass but he can lead prayer services that meet three times a day at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Prayers and Mass are still being offered at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The future of the property is uncertain and for now it is still open to the public. The staff are getting calls from supporters and visitors around the country and overseas.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Staff, visitors and friends gather for the noon meal at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The Monastery is closing and the future of the property is uncertain.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Rev. Henri Capdeville, who has lived at the monastery for about 40 years, said his sister and stepfather are buried at Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David, AZ. photographed on Thursday, April 20, 2017.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Hal Loomis, 84, from Deer Lodge, MT, waters his plants outside his RV in Monte Cassino RV Park at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, AZ. Loomis and his wife have been coming here 7 years. "I do major (construction) work, cook and whatever they ask me to do. I like the peace and quiet of the monastery. I've become addicted to coming here and I think it's a great life." Photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2016.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Dee Weese, left, From Grand Junction, CO., helps shopper Lillie Bueckers in the Thrift Shop at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David, AZ. "We were looking for a place that we could volunteer in the winter," says Weese, "We love the prayer life. We really love the rhythm of prayer work prayer work prayer every day. And I love the people. It's just like a new family, a new home." Weese also works in the bakery, the kitchen and helps cleaning pecans. "Whatever they need done we do it here." Bueckers, right, from Hudson, Wisconsin, is a picker, she buys and resells to resale shops. She stays in Benson. Photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2016.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Tom McGuire, who has come to HolyTrinity Monastery in St. David, AZ. for 5 years, heads off to noon prayers. McGuire serves as Director of Communications and Development working with media relations, social media and helps with retreats. Photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2016.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- Chris Richards / Arizona Daily Star
Bishop Manuel Moreno of the Diocese of Tucson leaves the celebratory mass, which included a catholic Tongan choir from Phoenix, during a 25th Anniversary Celebration at Holy Trinity Monastery in 1999.
Holy Trinity Monastery
- James S. Wood / Arizona Daily Star
A Procession makes it's way from the chapel during the ordination of Brother Benedict Lemeki at Holy Trinity Monastery in 2007. Brother Lemecki is the first Tongan (from the South Pacific Islands) to be ordained as a priest in the Benedictine order.
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