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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Rueda, Marco V., Fr., S.J.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1957

Volume: 2 item(s); 3 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Fr. Marco Rueda encourages Merton to start a new Trappist foundation in Ecuador and provides details about how it could be done.

Biography

Fr. Marco V. Rueda was a Jesuit priest in Quito, Ecuador. He was Master of Novices and writes on letterhead of the Instituto Superior de Humanidades Clasicas. He knew Br. Fernando Cardenal, the brother of Merton's novice, Ernesto Cardenal.

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Series List

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

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1957/11/23 TLS[x]to MertonI am the Master of Novices of the Ecuadorian Jesuit Viceprovince. Through Brother Fernando Cardenal   
 1957/12/11 TL[x]from MertonLo agradezco muchísimo su carta la que he leído con lagrimas en los ojos porque estoy convecido   
        

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