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Thomas Merton
Sign in to saveAlso known as Thomas Feverel Merton, Father Louis
priest and author (1915–1968)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Thomas Merton is referenced by 686 other articles, and connects out to Teresa of Ávila, Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance and Christian mysticism.
It is catalogued under topics including 1915 births, 1968 deaths and 20th-century American essayists.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1915-01-31 ) January 31, 1915, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales , France
- Died
- December 10, 1968 (1968-12-10) (aged 53), Mueang Samut Prakan , Thailand
- Citizenship
- United States
- Alma mater
- Columbia University
- Occupations
- Trappist monk author
- Religion
- Christianity ( Roman Catholic )
- Church
- Latin Church
- Ordained
- May 26, 1949 (1949-05-26) (aged 34)
- Writings
- The Seven Storey Mountain (1948)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Prades
- Place of death
- Bangkok
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Employer
- St. Bonaventure University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- Merton Trappist.gif
- Religious order
- Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
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- Commons category
- Thomas Merton
- place of burial
- Kentucky
- date of birth
- 1915-01-15
- date of death
- 1968-12-10
- lifestyle
- mysticism
- Commons Creator page
- Thomas Merton
- cause of death
- electrocution
- religious name
- Louis
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- different from
- Thomas Ralph Merton
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