Thomas Merton
31 January 1915 — 10 December 1968
Thomas Merton, religious name M. Louis, was an American Trappist monk, theologian, mystic, poet, and social activist. He was a professed member of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, living there from 1941 to his death.
A memorial on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. This grave stands at coordinates 54, 54.
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