Jean Leclercq | |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 September 1936 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1911 |
| Died | 27 October 1993 (aged 82) |
| Buried | Clervaux Abbey in Luxembourg |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Profession | Benedictine 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]
- ^ 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]