DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A group of Roman Catholic monks in Iowa has donated a hand-crafted casket to the family of a 9-year-old girl killed in last weekend's mass shooting in Arizona.

The casket for Christina Taylor Green was made by Trappist Caskets, which is owned by the New Melleray Abbey near Dubuque.

The casket was customized and blessed by the monks before it was shipped to Arizona. The child's funeral is Thursday in Tucson.

Sam Mulgrew, the general manager of Trappist Caskets, says the casket is made of red oak grown in the monastery's forest. It was engraved with her name, date of birth and date of death. The monks also made special keepsake crosses for her family, and will plant a red oak tree in Christina's honor in the spring.

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