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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Lourdes, Marie de, Mother

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965-1966

Volume: 6 item(s); 7 pg(s)

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Biography

Mother Marie de Lourdes was of the Society of St. Ursula of the Blessed Virgin from Tours, France. She came to the United States in 1965 to visit her community's foundation in Kingston, New York. She arranged to meet Merton to discuss aggiornamento or reform in the religious life.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1965/01/10 TLSto MertonOn the eve of my voyage to the United States to visit our convents there, I am writing to you to ask   
 1965/01/22 TL[c]from MertonI have your letter of January 10th, and it would be a pleasure to speak with you during your   
 1965/01/30 TLSfrom MertonMay I thank you for taking time to answer my letter and for graciously granting me the opportunity   
 1965/03/31 HLSto MertonI am still most grateful to you for the time you gave me, and the "literature" you so kindly gave me   
 1966/02/23 TALSto MertonMany times during February the thought of my visit to Gethsemani at this time last year has come   
 1966/05/02 TL[c]from MertonFirst of all I am sorry for the delay in answering. I put your letter aside to think   
        

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