Jean Leclercq, OSB

Jean LeClercq, OSB (31 January 1911, Avesnes – 27 October 1993 Clervaux) also known as Dom Jean Leclercq was a Benedictine monk, and author of a classic study on Lectio Divina and the history of inter-monastic dialogue.[1][2] Dom LeClercq is perhaps best known for his seminal work The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture.

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Notes

  1. ^ North American Benedictine Monasteries, Bulletin 49, January 1994 [1]
  2. ^ After Augustine: the meditative reader and the text by Brian Stock 2001 ISBN 0812236025 page 105