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Merton's Correspondence with:

Fr. Placide Deseille

Deseille, Placide, Fr., O.C.S.O.  printer

 
 

Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1961-1964
Volume: 8 item(s); 10 pg(s)

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Biography

Fr. Placide Deseille was a Trappist of the Abbey of Bellefontaine in France.

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#DateFrom/ToFirst LinesPub ✓Notes
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1. 1961/12/11 TLS[x] from Merton Since I understand you read English I shall write in my own language rather than in French. [see also 1973 note from John Eudes Bamberger] new edition of the Trappist directory - Merton's thoughts on the state of the monastic life among Trappists and contemplatives and his ideas for reform / Cold War and the nuclear arms race - place of monks and of American Catholics in the discussion - sent "A Letter to Pablo Antonio Cuadra concerning Giants" to Fr. André Louf regarding Cold War, and also sent text from Clement of Alexandria (Selections from the Protreptikos) / problem of technology and machines «detailed view»
2. 1963/01/03 HLS to Merton Merci pour votre carte, qui m'arrive ce matin. Je ne vous avais pas envoyé ce projet de directoire, «detailed view»
3. 1963/12/25 HCS to Merton "O Roi des nations, Toi qui peux combler leur désir, Pierre d' Angle, Toi qui fais l'unité peuples «detailed view»
4. 1963/12/30 HPCS[x] from Merton Je suis en train de lire votre [..] du Nouvelle Directions, et j'en parle aussi aux novices. [see also 1973 note from John Eudes Bamberger] «detailed view»
5. 1964/07/25 TAL[c] from Merton Il y a longtemps un de nos frères m'a demandé de vous écrire pour vous dire qu'il était en train «detailed view»
6. 1964/10/14 HPCS to Merton Je vous envoie ce mot de Taizé, où je suis venu passer quelques jours. Ce contact avec nos frères [verso: black and white photo of Taize] «detailed view»
7. 1964/12/12 TL[c] from Merton Thanks for your letter of November 6th. I appreciate your kindness in taking the trouble to write «detailed view»
8. 1973/12/no HCS[x]  from Bamberger, John Eudes / to Patrick Hart This is not much of a card but it's big enough to allow me to fit in it these two copies of f. [sending copied of 1961/12/11 and 1963/12/30 letters from Merton to Deseille] «detailed view»

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