Jean Leclercq (monk)

This article is about the 20th century scholar. For other people with this name, see Leclercq. For Jean Leclerc (1657–1736), see Jean Leclerc (theologian).

The Reverend

Jean Leclercq

OSB
Orders
Ordination19 September 1936
Personal details
Born(1911-01-31)31 January 1911
Avesnes, France
Died27 October 1993(1993-10-27) (aged 82)
BuriedClervaux Abbey in Luxembourg
NationalityFrench
DenominationRoman Catholic
OccupationProfessor
ProfessionBenedictine Monk

Jean Leclercq OSB (31 January 1911 – 27 October 1993), 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. 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.[1]

  1. ^ Leclercq, Jean; Misrahi, Catherine, trans. (1961). The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture. New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 0-8232-0407-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) [The French original was published in 1957]