John Main

Priest, Author

1926 – 1982

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Who was John Main?

John Main OSB was a Roman Catholic priest and Benedictine monk who presented a way of Christian meditation which utilised a prayer-phrase or mantra. In 1975 Main began Christian meditation groups which met at Ealing Abbey, his monastery in West London, England and, later, in Montreal, Canada. These were the origins of the ecumenical network of Christian meditation groups which have become the World Community for Christian Meditation.

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Born
1926
London
Also known as
  • John O.S.B Main
Religion
  • History of the term "Catholic"
Profession
Education
  • Trinity College, Dublin
Lived in
  • London
Died
1982

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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