New monument honors Ogden's Benedictine nuns

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Sister Stephanie Mongeon embraces Lily Weyland after a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy was unveiled at the Ogden Regional Medical Center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013.

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Sisters Danile Knight, Stephanie Mongeon and Luke Hoschette react as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune
Sisters Stephanie Mongeon, Luke Hoschette and Mary Zenzen react as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013.

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A monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy was unveiled at the Ogden Regional Medical Center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013.

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Mark Adams, CEO of the Ogden Regional Medical Center speaks after a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy was unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013.

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Sisters Danile Knight, Stephanie Mongeon, Luke Hoschette, Mary Zenzen and Jean Gibson react as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013.

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Sisters Danile Knight, Stephanie Mongeon, Luke Hoschette and Mary Zenzen react as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013.

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Onlookers watch the ceremony as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013.

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Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Sister Stephanie Mongeon embraces Lily Weyland after a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy was unveiled at the Ogden Regional Medical Center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Sisters Danile Knight, Stephanie Mongeon and Luke Hoschette react as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Sisters Stephanie Mongeon, Luke Hoschette and Mary Zenzen react as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy was unveiled at the Ogden Regional Medical Center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Mark Adams, CEO of the Ogden Regional Medical Center speaks after a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy was unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Sisters Danile Knight, Stephanie Mongeon, Luke Hoschette, Mary Zenzen and Jean Gibson react as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Sisters Danile Knight, Stephanie Mongeon, Luke Hoschette and Mary Zenzen react as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy was unveiled at the Ogden Regional Medical Center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Onlookers watch the ceremony as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Sisters Danile Knight, Stephanie Mongeon, Luke Hoschette, Mary Zenzen and Jean Gibson react as a monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy at Ogden Regional Medical Center is unveiled at the center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune A monument honoring the Sisters of St. Benedict and their legacy was unveiled at the Ogden Regional Medical Center in Ogden, Thursday October 17, 2013.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· October 18, 2013 9:33 am

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The Sisters of St. Benedict may be leaving Utah, but their legacy will live on in memories and marble.

On Thursday, a monument honoring the Benedictine nuns for their nearly seven decades of service in and around Ogden was unveiled just outside Ogden Regional Medical Center, where they performed much of their charity work.

The monument was a surprise tribute to the five remaining nuns — Danile Knight, Luke Hoschette, Stephanie Mongeon, Mary Zenzen and Jean Gibson — who are returning to their home monastery in Minnesota. It also pays homage to the previous Benedictine nuns who labored in northern Utah.