Contemplative life

by Jean Leclercq

English, French (translation)

193 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1978

About the author

Dom Jean LeClercq, O.S.B. was a French Benedictine monk, and author of a classic study on Lectio Divina and the history of inter-monastic dialogue. As a young man, he entered Clervaux Abbey in Luxembourg, of which monastery he remained a monk until his death.