Thomas Merton's Hermitage

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Thomas Merton's Hermitage

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Feb 23, 2023

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This little house in New Haven, Kentucky is where Thomas Merton aka profit-poet aka the rebel monk tried to get away from the world.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/thomas-mertons-hermitage

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Feb 23, 2023

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