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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Chantal, Marie de la Redemption, Sr., O.C.D.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1966

Volume: 2 item(s); 5 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This file contains letters to and from Sr. Marie de la Redemption Chantal, Sr. Marie-Bernadette de l'Enfant Jésus, Sr. Marie Laetitia de Jésus, Sr. Marie Paul de la Croix, and others.

Biography

Sr. Marie de la Redemption Chantal was a Carmelite nun writing from La Tronche, France.

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This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1966/08/06 HLSto MertonVous pardonnerez j'espère, la hardiesse de trois novices de France qui, se délectant de votre  [written and signed by Sr. Chantal - also signed by Sr. Marie-Bernadette de l'Enfant Jésus and Sr. Marie Laetitia de Jésus - "Nihil obstat" by Sr. Marie Paul de la Croix (novice mistress) and "Imprimatur" and another signature by indecipherable names]
 1966/09/20 TL[c] from Merton to "Mes cheres petites carmelites"Puisque vous étés bien patientes, vous n'avez pas cesse d'espérer au moins quelques lignes  reaction to one of the nuns thinking that Merton was dead and on the way to canonization / responding to one of the nuns who found Merton's tone harsh, but Merton recommends his new book <i>New Seeds of Contemplation</i> to them / responding to questions about Trappist cheese / Rene Char / Albert Camus
        

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