Thomas Merton
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Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was a 20th century Catholic writer. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, in the U.S. state of Kentucky, Merton was a poet, a social activist, a student of comparative religion as well as the author of numerous works on spirituality. He wrote more than 60 books, scores of essays and reviews, and is the subject of several biographies. Merton was a keen proponent of inter-religious understanding, engaging in spiritual dialogues with the Da
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- Born
- ( 1915-01-31 ) January 31, 1915, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales , France
- Died
- December 10, 1968 (1968-12-10) (aged 53), Mueang Samut Prakan , Thailand
- Citizenship
- United States
- Alma mater
- Columbia University
- Occupations
- Trappist monk author
- Religion
- Christianity ( Roman Catholic )
- Church
- Latin Church
- Ordained
- May 26, 1949 (1949-05-26) (aged 34)
- Writings
- The Seven Storey Mountain (1948)
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