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Bronze cross. Gift to Thomas Merton by Pope Paul VI, 1968. Photo by Brother Patrick Hart.
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Stole of Pope John XXIII. Gift to Thomas Merton in the early 60s. Photo by Brother Patrick Hart.
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Papal blessing. To Merton from Pope Paul VI in 1966. Photo by Brother Patrick Hart.
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Asian characters (Japanese?).
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Snowy ground with hills and trees.
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Ground with some snow and vehicle tracks. Trees and hills in background.
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Ground with some snow in the background around trees and a hill.
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Pictured is a statue of the Virgin Mary and the child Jesus which was photographed atop a tree stump with a tree in the background at Gethsemani Abbey. Jaime Andrade, an artist from Quito, Ecuador created the sculpture in mahogany. Merton had commissioned the statue for the Gethsemani novitiate while serving as novice master. Merton and Andrade exchanged at least 26 letters ranging from a discussion about the commissioned sculpture, art, Latin American cuture, and politics. The sculpture was commissioned in 1958 and delivered in 1959.
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Virgin and Child statue atop tree stump, tree in background. Mahogany statue by Jaime Andrade.
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Entrance hall - Photo labeled: "The entrance hall in our little house "