Jean Leclercq
French Benedictine monk (1911-1993) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 82
Jean Leclercq OSB, was a French Benedictine monk, the author of classic studies on Lectio Divina and the history of inter-monastic dialogue, as well as the life and theology of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.
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LeClercq is perhaps best known in the English speaking world for his seminal work The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture.
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France
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1993 · aged 82
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