The Star County Benedictines Monastery

near Rio Grande City, Texas


The Cross at the right side of the entrance from the road, FM 3167


The actual gate at the entrance.


The road past the gate.



The main building.
The upper patio is under the roof with the cross.


The stairway to the upper meditation patio.


The upper meditation patio.


Looking down into the ground floor patio.


Looking down at the statue of the Virgin in the patio.


Looking down into the patio.


Looking East - Starr County brushland.


A view of one of the other buildings to the SE of the Main Building.


Looking south from the upper patio.


The patio looking south.


The entry from the inside.


The outside entry.


Looking to the right of the front door towards a new building.


The meditation lake, (Presa Placida) at low water.


This page created in early December 2006.

To Troop 583 hike to the Monastery page.

The creation of the Cemetary and other pictures of the Monastery, including some of the interior.

To Troop 583 homepage.