MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Wasserman, Edmund "Cap" / "Cappy" (formerly Fr. John of the Cross), 1930-2008
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1954-1964
Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)
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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Wasserman, Edmund "Cap" / "Cappy" (formerly Fr. John of the Cross)".
Biography
Edmund Wasserman, nicknamed "Cap" or "Cappy" by Merton, was a former Gethsemani monk known as Fr. John of the Cross. He entered the monastery in 1948 and studied under Merton. He was a close friend of Merton, but left in late 1962. Merton became close to Wasserman's family, becoming like an adopted son to his parents. Merton wrote extensively to Wasserman's sister, Ann, who joined the Carmelites in Cleveland, taking the name of Sr. Anita of Jesus. (Source: "John of the Cross Wasserman." International Thomas Merton Society Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 1. [Louisville, KY: International Thomas Merton Society, 2009], p. 3.)
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