Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Leclercq, Jean, Dom, O.S.B.
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Leclercq, Jean, Dom, O.S.B., 1911-1993
Other form(s) of name
- Abbot Jean Leclercq
- Dom Jean Leclercq, Dom
- Fr. Jean Leclercq, Fr.
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1911-1993
History
Dom Jean Leclercq was a Benedictine priest, prolific writer and scholar of the history of monasticism. Born in France, he joined the Abbey of Clervaux in Luxembourg. He first came into contact with Merton concerning the history of the Trappists. Later, during the changes occurring within the Catholic Church before and after the Second Vatican Council, they carry on a crucial dialog on the role and future of monasticism.