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Jean Leclercq (1911–1993)

Author of The Love of Learning and The Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture

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Includes the names: Jean Leclerq, Jean Leclercq, Jean Leclercq, Jean Leclercq, Jean Leclercq, J. Leclercq OSB, Dom Jean Leclercq, Dom Jean Leclercq, Ж. Леклерк, OSB ed. J. Leclercq, OSB ed. L. LeClercq, O.S.B. Jean Leclercq, O. S. B. Jean Leclercq, Jean Leclercq O. S. B., OSB Introd: J. Leclercq, Dom Jean Leclercq O.S.B.

Works by Jean Leclercq

The Love of Learning and The Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture (1957) 556 copies, 3 reviews
Christian Spirituality: Origins to the Twelfth Century (1985) 273 copies, 1 review
The Spirituality of the Middle Ages (History of Christian Spirituality; 2) (1968) 106 copies
Survival or Prophecy?: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Jean LeClercq (2002) — Author — 80 copies
Alone with God (2009) 55 copies, 1 review
Bernard of Clairvaux and the Cistercian Spirit (Cs16) (1966) 44 copies
Women and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Cistercian Studies) (1983) 27 copies
Monks on Marriage (1982) 20 copies
Camaldolese Extraordinary (2008) 19 copies, 1 review
A Second Look at Bernard of Clairvaux (1990) 16 copies
Bernard of Clairvaux: Studies Presented to Dom Jean Leclercq (Cistercian Studies : No 23) (1973) — Contributor — 15 copies, 2 reviews
Aspects of monasticism (Cistercian studies series) (1978) 10 copies
Contemplative life (1978) 9 copies
Monks and Love in Twelfth-century France: Psycho-Historical Essays (1979) 9 copies
San Bernardo. La vita (1994) 8 copies
The life of perfection: Points of view on the essence of the religious state (1961) 7 copies
The joy of learning and the love of God : studies in honor of Jean Leclercq (1995) 7 copies, 1 review
Recueil d'études sur saint Bernard et ses écrits (1966) 7 copies
Pierre le Vénérable (1991) 6 copies
Predicare nel Medioevo (2001) 5 copies
Contemporary Monasticism (1981) 4 copies
Bernardo di Chiaravalle (1992) 4 copies
La spiritualità del Medioevo (da san Gregorio a san Bernardo [sec. VI- XII]) (1986) 3 copies
Un maître de la vie spirituelle au XIe siècle: Jean de Fécamp 3 copies
Cultura umanistica e desiderio di Dio (1988) 3 copies
Die Botschaft der Freude (1997) 3 copies
Un umanista eremita: il *beato Paolo Giustiniani (1476-1528) (2009) 3 copies
Saint Bernard mystique (1948) 3 copies
Cultura y vida cristiana Iniciación a los autores monásticos medievales 3 copies
Il richiamo dell'eremo (2005) 2 copies
Bernhard von Clairvaux (1990) 2 copies
Bernard de Clairvaux (1989) 2 copies
Di grazia in grazia: memorie (1993) 2 copies
San Bernardo y el espíritu cisterciense (2017) 2 copies
O Amor as Letras e o Desejo de Deus. Iniciação aos Autores Monásticos da Idade Média (2012) 2 copies
L'amour vu par les moines au XIIe siècle (1983) 2 copies
Regards monastiques sur le Christ au Moyen Age (1993) 2 copies
La spiritualité du moyen âge (1941) 2 copies
Espiritualidad occidental : testigos 2 copies
Espiritualidad occidental Fuentes 2 copies
Otia monastica; études sur le vocabulaire de la contemplation au Moyen Age 2 copies
"La Joie de Mourir Selon Saint Bernard de Clairvaux" in Dies illa : death in the Middle Ages : proceedings of the 1983 Manchester Colloquium. 1984: 195-207 (1984) 2 copies
Lex Orandi: 36: La liturgie et les paradoxes chrétiens 1 copy
Analecta monastica 1 copy
San Bernardo monje y profeta : (1090-1153) (1996) 1 copy
La liturgia y las paradojas cristianas 1 copy
Bernardo di Chiaravalle 1 copy
Saint Pierre Damien, ermite et homme d'eglise 1 copy
Memoirs : from grace to grace (2000) 1 copy
Perspectives de la Zoologie Europeenne 1 copy
The Influence of St. Bernard 1 copy
Aux sources de la spiritualité occidentale : étapes et constantes (Tradition et spiritualité) (1964) 1 copy
Love in marriage in twelfth-century Europe (1978) 1 copy
Jouer la lumière 1 copy
Contemplative life. 1 copy
Il richiamo del deserto 1 copy
Banda do Cidadão- Manual 1 copy
Il Medioevo (vol. 33) - Bernardo di Chiaravalle 1 copy, 1 review
L'Humaisme Benedictin du VIII ao XIIe Siecle 1 copy
Lives and Writings of Elmer of Canterbury. Odo of Canterbury, A monk of Bec, Geoffrey of Auxerre and William Firmat 1 copy
Saint Bernard Theologien: Acts of the Dijon Congress, September 1953. 1 copy
Revue internationale Michel Henry n°6 - 2015: La phénoménologie française au Japon 1 copy
Un humaniste ermite: le bienheureux Paul Giustiniani (1476-1528) 1 copy
La figura della donna nel Medioevo (1994) 1 copy
Analecta monastica / 1 copy
Nouveau visage de Bernard de Clairvaux: Approches psycho-historiques (Essais) (French Edition) (1976) 1 copy
Diversification et identite dans le monachisme en XIIe siecle in Studia Monastica 1 copy
La vida perfecta Consideraciones sobre la esencia del estado religioso 1 copy
La spiritualite de Pierre de Celle : (1115 - 1183) 1 copy
Clairvaux-i Szent Bernát (1998) 1 copy
Etudes sur le vocabulaire monastique du moyen âge / 1 copy
L'aube des libertés (CITY EDITIONS) (French Edition) (2017) 1 copy
IL PENSIERO CHE CONTEMPLA (2018) 1 copy
La dottrina del Beato Paolo Giustiniani 1 copy
Jean de Paris et l'ecclésiologie du XIIIe siècle 1 copy
Prayer and Liberation (1976) 1 copy
"Sermon Ancien sur les Danses Deshonnêtes" in Revue Bénédictine 58-60 (1948-50): 196-201 1 copy
La donna e le donne in S. Bernardo (1997) 1 copy
El desafío de la vida contemplativa 1 copy
La mujer y las mujeres en la obra de San Bernardo (1997) 1 copy
Humpf (2019) 1 copy
Unam Sanctam: 32: L'idée de la royauté du Christ au Moyen Age 1 copy
Etudes sur Saint Bernard et le texte de ses ecrits 1 copy
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Associated Works

Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works (1987) — Introduction, some editions — 946 copies, 7 reviews
Julian of Norwich: Showings (1977) — Preface, some editions — 922 copies, 5 reviews
Bernard of Clairvaux: Selected Works (The Classics of Western Spirituality) (1140) — Introduction, some editions — 537 copies, 2 reviews
Cistercians and Cluniacs: St Bernard's Apologia to Abbot William (Cistercian Fathers) (1970) — Introduction, some editions — 37 copies, 1 review
Sermons (1995) — Introduction, some editions — 37 copies, 1 review
The Roots of the Modern Christian Tradition [The Spirituality of Western Christendom II] (1984) — Introduction — 12 copies

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Birthdate
1911-01-31
Date of death
1993-10-27
Gender
male
Organizations
Order of St. Benedict
Nationality
France
Places of residence
Clairvaux Abbey, Luxembourg
Associated Place (for map)
Clairvaux Abbey, Luxembourg

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12 reviews
John5918531 reviews
The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture by Jean Leclercq
I remember when we studied this book during an MA on Spirituality it was pointed out to us that the title actually sums up monastic life - the love of learning and the desire for God. It's a text book, not a thrilling read, but it's a good one.
Aug 2, 20062 other reviews
ViaCassian11 reviews
The Love of Learning and The Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture by Jean Leclercq
I have just finished reading the first 25 pages twice. I am going to read them again. This book is packed with significant analysis and explanations of the monastic culture even though the author says that the work involves “simplifications and broad generalizations....” OK, I will read the first 25 pages again to see where those might be.
Nov 13, 20082 other reviews
catholichermit140 reviews
ALONE WITH GOD by Jean Leclercq
Superb account of hermit life, of the spirituality and concepts of life in solitude. Ascetics, spiritual, exterior, interior, historical: hermit life!
Feb 3, 2009
1st_Central_Library2 reviews
Christian Spirituality, Vol. 1: Origins to the Twelfth Century (World Spirituality, Vol. 16) by Bernard McGinn
McGinn, Bernard; Riatt, Jill; Leclercq. Jean; Dupre, Louis; Salier, Don E.
Oct 24, 2025
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