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Paul Marx | |
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| Born | May 8, 1920 |
| Died | March 20, 2010 (aged 89) |
| Occupation(s) | Catholic priest, monk, and sociologist |
Paul Benno Marx, OSB (May 8, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was an American Roman Catholic priest and Benedictine monk, family sociologist, writer, and one of the leaders of the anti-abortion movements.
The monk was professed on 11 July 1942 and ordained on June 15, 1947. Marx started the Sociology Department at Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota in 1957 and headed it as a department chair until 1970. Similarly, the sociologist was the driving force in creating the local universitarian Human Life Center (1972), furthermore the anti-abortion organizations Human Life International (HLI, 1981) and Population Research Institute (PRI, 1989).[1]
- ^ a b Abbot John Klassen OSB and the monks of Saint John's Abbey. "Father Paul Benno Marx, OSB. Monk of Saint John's Abbey. Collegeville, Minnesota". Saint John's Abbey. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Staff, CNS (April 8, 2010). "Benedictine Father Paul Marx". Catholic New York/Catholic News Service. Retrieved March 27, 2024.