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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Chlest, Augustin Joseph, Fr.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967

Volume: 3 item(s); 3 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Biography

Fr. Augustine Chlest was writing from St. Joseph Church in Carpinteria, California.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/02/15 TLSto Mertonprofugus sum e Czechoslovakia et laboravi sicut missionarius in Africa et etiam in Brasil. Nunc  Chlest's background of fleeing from concentration camps in Czechoslovakia and doing missionary work in Africa and Brazil before coming to California / wants to obtain discounted copies of <i>The Living Bread</i> to send back to Czechoslovakia - the priests cannot openly perform their duties
 1967/02/28 HLSto Mertoncum magno gaudio et gratitudine accepi hodie libros Tuos. Semper  thanks for receiving books
 1967/10/04 TLSto Mertonhisce diebus accepi cum gratitudine magna decem copias libri Tui "Bread in the Wilderness".  received confirmation of Merton's <i>The Living Bread</i> arriving in Czechoslovakia - the 10 copies of <i>Bread in the Wilderness</i> en route
        

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