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Tranquil world

Date12/15/1983

Names

Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Tranquil world: For the monks at a monestery at Oka; Que.; life is a cycle of prayer and work dedicated to God. Here Father Paul reads in a light that just happens to form a cross.

Subject

Monasteries

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009684F

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