Quote of the day
At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
Thomas Merton
Born: January 31, 1915
Died: December 10, 1968 (aged 53)
Bio: Thomas Merton was one of the most influential Catholic authors of the 20th century. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, in the U.S. state of Kentucky, Merton was an acclaimed Catholic theologian, poet, author and social activist.
Known for:
- The Seven Storey Mountain (1948)
- New Seeds of Contemplation (1949)
- Zen and the birds of appetite (1968)
- Thoughts in solitude (1958)
- The Sign of Jonas (1953)
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