The Holy Cross Benedictine Abbey

Cañon City, CO, c. 1924

This sculpture is of Roberto's former monastery where he lived and studied theology as a Benedictine monk. After five years, he left the religious life to study art, earning a master's degree in fine art at the University of Northern Colorado. While there, he met his future wife PJ and they returned to the Abbey for their wedding in 1966.

13 1/2" W x 13" D x 21" H · Painted pine · 2022 · Roberto Cardinale w/ drawer collage by PJ Cardinale