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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Lucas, Fr., C.M.I.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1968, 1971

Volume: 5 item(s); 5 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Lucas, Fr., C.M.I.".

Biography

Fr. Lucas was a priest of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate living in India. He writes to Merton asking that he write a biography of Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the co-founder of Lucas' order whom they were advocating a cause for sainthood. Chavara was beatified in 1986.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1968/01/31 TLSto MertonIt is the first time I am writing to you and hence may I introduce myself to you. I am an Indian   
 1968/03/06 (#01)TLSfrom MertonThank you for your interesting letter about the cause of the Servant of God Fr Chavara. I hope that   
 1968/03/06 (#02)TL[c]from MertonThank you for your interesting letter about the cause of the Servant of God Fr Chavara. I hope that   
 1971/06/18 TLS[x]to Center from Lucas, Fr.In compliance with your letter calling for the original letters of Fr. Merton, I am enclosing   
 1971/07/07 TL[x]from Center to Lucas, Fr.Please accept my sincere apology for being so long in answering your kind donation of Fr. Louis'   
        

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