Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Monastic file from Gethsemani Abbey" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1952/October/08 

Series:    

Type:  TLS - Typed signed letter.

To/From:   from Merton to James Fox 

# of pages:  1

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First Lines:  "PRIVATE VOW. In honor of the simplicity and humility of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God,"

Contents:  [Merton's lifelong vow to never accept an election to abbot or titular prior of Gethsemani Abbey or of any other monastery of the Cistercian Order - signed by Dom James Fox and Merton]

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Monastic file from Gethsemani Abbey:"    1952/October/08