Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Wasserman, Edmund "Cap" / "Cappy" (formerly Fr. John of the Cross)
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Wasserman, Edmund "Cap" / "Cappy" (formerly Fr. John of the Cross), 1930-2008
Other form(s) of name
- Edmund Wasserman
- Ed Wasserman
- Cap
- Cappy
- Fr. John of the Cross, O.C.S.O.
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1930-2008
History
Edmund Wasserman, nicknamed "Cap" or "Cappy" by Merton, was a former Gethsemani monk known as Fr. John of the Cross. He entered the monastery in 1948 and studied under Merton. He was a close friend of Merton, but left in late 1962. Merton became close to Wasserman's family, becoming like an adopted son to his parents. Merton wrote extensively to Wasserman's sister, Ann, who joined the Carmelites in Cleveland, taking the name of Sr. Anita of Jesus. (Source: "John of the Cross Wasserman." «International Thomas Merton Society Newsletter», Vol. 16, No. 1. [Louisville, KY: International Thomas Merton Society, 2009], p. 3.)