Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton

male, deceased (1968)
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...
Thomas Keating

Thomas Keating

male, 86 years old
Fr. Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O. (b. 1923) is a Cistercian monk and priest. He was born in New York City, and attended Deerfield Academy, Yale...

Basil Pennington

male
Fr. M. Basil Pennington, O.C.S.O. was a Trappist monk and priest. He was a leading Roman Catholic spiritual writer, speaker, teacher, and director....
Charles de Foucauld

Charles de Foucauld

male, deceased (1916)
Charles Eugène de Foucauld was a religious leader who inspired the Little Brothers of Jesus. He was assassinated in 1916, on the door of his r...
Mark van Doren

Mark van Doren

male, deceased (1972)
Mark Van Doren (June 13, 1894 - December 10, 1972) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and critic. He was born in the town of Hope in Vermilion...
Robert Lax

Robert Lax

male, deceased (2000)
Robert Lax (1915-2000) was an American poet, known in particular for his association with famed 20th century Trappist monk and writer Thomas...
Ernesto Cardenal

Ernesto Cardenal

male, 84 years old
Ernesto Cardenal Martínez is a Catholic priest and was one of the most famous liberation theologians of the Nicaraguan Sandinista Regime, which he l...
John Cassian

John Cassian

male, deceased (433)
Saint John Cassian (Latin: Jo(h)annes Eremita Cassianus, Joannus Cassianus, or Joannes Massiliensis) is a Christian theologian celebrated in the...
Armand Jean Le Bouthillier de Rancé

Armand Jean Le Bouthillier de Rancé

male, deceased (1700)
Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé, abbot and founder of the Trappist Cistercians. He was originally intended for the Knights of Malta. The i...
Saint Agnes

Saint Agnes

female, deceased (304)
Saint Agnes is a virgin martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. She is also acknowledged in the Church of...