Jean Leclercq, OSB
Encyclopedia
Jean LeClercq, OSB 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.
Dom LeClercq is perhaps best known for his seminal work The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture.
Order of Saint Benedict
The Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...
monk, and author of a classic study on Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina
In Christianity, Lectio Divina is a traditional Catholic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's Word...
and the history of inter-monastic dialogue.
Dom LeClercq is perhaps best known for his seminal work The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture.
Further reading
- Bernard of Clairvaux: Studies Presented to Dom Jean Leclercq, 1973 ISBN 0879078235
- Cultura umanistica e desiderio di Dio": Dom Jean Leclercq, Sansoni (Italy), 1965.