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Trappist monk Thomas Merton is considered one of the most influential spiritual writers of the 20th century. Merton died in 1968 while attending a monastic conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Religion News Service file photo used with permission of the Merton Legacy Trust and the Merton Center at Bellarmine University.
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(RNS1-NOV26) Trappist monk Thomas Merton is considered one of the most influential spiritual writers of the 20th century. Merton died in 1968 while attending a monastic conference in Bangkok, Thailand. For use with RNS-MERTON-40, transmitted Nov. 26, 2008. Religion News Service photo used with permission of the Merton Legacy Trust and the Merton Center at Bellarmine University.

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