MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Philippe, Paul-Pierre Cardinal, O.P., 1905-1984
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1949-1966
Volume: 21 item(s); 36 pg(s)
Scope and Content
When he became secretary of Doctrine of the Faith, Merton notes this as good news in his journals and that Paul Philippe was his best friend in Rome. He often sought him out during his vocational crisis of the late 1950's and early 1960's, asking for support if he chose to leave Gethsemani for somewhere in Latin America.
Biography
Paul-Pierre Cardinal Philippe was a Dominican priest who initially taught at the Pontificium Athenaeum Angelicum in Rome. In 1959, he became secretary of the Vatican's Congregation for Religious. In 1967, he became secretary of Doctrine of the Faith for the Roman Curia, and was elevated to cardinal in 1973. Philippe had been to Gethsemani and spoke to the community.
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Usage permission for letters to Merton from Columbia University must be obtained from the Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Related Information and Links
See also one published letter from Merton to Philippe in The School of Charity, pp. 162-166; and see also published letters (some not sent to Philippe) in Witness to Freedom, pp. 221-226 and 229; and see also Series 11 of the "Fox, James" file.
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