Thomas Merton
(1915-1968)
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Thomas Merton OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name "Father Louis". He was a member of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, living there from 1941 to his death.
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31 January 1915 Prades, Pyrenees-Orientales, France
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10 December 1968 (aged 53) Bangkok, Thailand
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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