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Thomas Merton

1915 – 1968

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Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was a 20th century American Catholic writer. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist and student of comparative religion. In 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis. M…

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Philosophy & Religion Essays Non-Fiction Christianity Biography & Memoir

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Tomasz Merton, Thomas Merton OCSO, Merton T, T. Merton

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