Merton's Correspondence with:

José Eusebio Ricaurte; José Ricaurte

Ricaurte, José Eusebio, b. 1893

Descriptive Summary

Record Group:	Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials:	1959
Volume:	19 item(s); 34 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

José Eusebio Ricaurte from Bogotá, Colombia, sent Merton a translation of Basic Principles of Monastic Prayer and was part of a group there called the Priest Slaves of Mary.

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#	Date	From/To	First Lines	Pub ✓	Notes
	y/m/d	Merton		Scan ✉
1.	1957/12/31	TLS[x] to Merton	Grandísima alegría tuve en estas fiestas de Navidad, pues el 24 recibí carta suya. Casi no me		«detailed view»
2.	1958/01/15	TLS[x] to Merton	La historia de Fray Guillermo es que el 3 de enero debía hacer la profesión solemne y perpetua		«detailed view»
3.	1958/01/23	TALS[x] from Merton	I see by your letter that you have some of our books in English, and therefore I presume it will not		«detailed view»
4.	1958/02/15	TLS[x] to Merton	Así tengo que llamarlo, porque esa es la verdad. No imaginé hace ya tiempo, cuando leí "La montaña		«detailed view»
5.	1958/02/28	TLS[x] from Merton	It was with great joy and satisfaction that I read your good letter of February 15th, with all its		«detailed view»
6.	1958/04/16	HLS[x] from Merton	A hasty word to greet you and give you some news of our postulant. He is a good, simple soul		«detailed view»
7.	1958/04/18	TLS[x] to Pinto, José Miguel	Me es muy grato referirme a la arecia[ edge of page cut off] carta de V.S. fechada el 30 de marzo		«detailed view»
8.	1958/04/27 (#01)	TLS[x] to Pablo	A usted debo una de las mayores alegrías de mi vida. Fue usted la ocasión de que Dios se valió		[copy of letter sent to Merton, address to "Mi muy querido hermano Pablo"] «detailed view»
9.	1958/04/27 (#02)	TLS[x] to Merton	Vuestra Reverencia y nuestros comunes deseos de que se haga una fundación trapense aquí,		«detailed view»
10.	1958/05/04	TLS[x] from Merton	First of all I must tell you with regret that we felt it necessary to send Fr Pablo (Guillermo		«detailed view»
11.	1958/07/01	TALS[x] from Merton	Here we are already in July and I have not yet returned to you your excellent translation		«detailed view»
12.	1958/07/19	TLS[x] to Merton	Angustiado y triste andaba, pensando que tal vez hubiera disgustado mi traducción o que el Padre		«detailed view»
13.	1958/07/22	TLS[x] to Azcarate, Carlos	Fraecor enixe ac humillime, Venerabilis Pater, meum accipias testimonium venerationis et reverentiae		[to Dom Carlos Azcarate, Trappist Definitor in Rome] «detailed view»
14.	1958/08/27	TLS[x] from Merton	You keep repeating in your letters that you think I am offended at something. How could I possibly		«detailed view»
15.	1959/11/19	TALS to Fox, James	In order to obey what you ordered me, I am sending this letter to you, hopping [sic] that you will		[to Dom James Fox and to be given to Merton] translation of Basic Principles of Monastic Prayer / possible donor of land around Medellin, Colombia, for founding of Trappist monastery / asking Merton for advice on his group, the Priest Slaves of Mary «detailed view»
16.	2000/10/30 (#01)	email from Stonebraker, Robert / to Gethsemani Abbey	The hand written letter on the next page is from Monsignor Ricaurte's Great Nephew:		[this message not dated - after 2000/10/30 message to follow] «detailed view»
17.	2000/10/30 (#02)	HLS[x] from Buenahora, Aldo / to Robert Stonebraker	Enclosed please find the copies of the letters from Thomas Merton to Msr Ricaurte, the actual copies		«detailed view»
18.	2000/10/30 (#03)	other	Six Letters from Thomas Merton (Fr. Louis), at The Abbey of our Lady of Gethsemani, to		[cover page for photocopies of letters sent with dates of the 6 letters copied] «detailed view»
19.	2000/12/17	email from Stonebraker, Robert / to Gethsemani Abbey	Rather frequent visits to The Abbey of Gethsemani have increased my awareness how God will light up		«detailed view»

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