US businessman buys monastery for 120 million dollars2824 27 December 15:15 120 Author: NewsSt. Benedict's Monastery, Colorado, USA. Photo: wsj.comThe Trappist monastery near Aspen has been sold into private hands to Palantir CEO Alex Karp for a record sum for the region. St. Benedict’s Monastery, located in the mountains near the city of Aspen (Colorado, USA), was sold for 120 million dollars to the CEO of Palantir Technologies, Alex Karp. The monastery belonged to the Trappist order for almost 70 years and was situated on a plot of about 3700 acres. As reported by the UOJ, the UGCC sold a historic church in Chicago for 175 thousand dollars.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 27, 2025 19:15 UTC