Search | Back   Br. Nicholas (Claude) Thelen, O.S.B.   Member of St. John's Benedictine Monastery in 2010: Yes     Dates |  Ordos |  Photos |  Notes |  Names     Br. Nicholas (Claude) Thelen     Miscellaneous Notes   After graduating from Cathedral High School in St. Cloud, Brother Nicholas earned a diploma from Commercial Art and Photography in Minneapolis. During his first dozen years as a Benedictine monk, he served the abbey in the woodworking shop and plumbing shop and as an attendant in the porter's office and at the St. John's Abbey and University information center. He spent four of those years, from 1962 to 1965, working in food service at St. Maur's Priory in South Union, Kentucky. From 1970 to 2008, Brother Nicholas served as maintenance supervisor at St. Anselm's Priory and Holy Trinity Benedictine Monastery in Japan. (2009)     Dates   Born: December 8, 1929 Birth Place: St. Cloud, MN   Professed: March 21, 1959 (29.28 years old)     Ordo Information   Listed as an Active Monk in 2010: Yes   First Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 1960 Last Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 2010 Listed in 51 Ordos Missing Ordos: 0     Names   Possible names for Br. Nicholas (Claude) Thelen, O.S.B.:   Br. Nicolaus Thelen, Brother Nicolaus Thelen Br. Nicholas Thelen, Brother Nicholas Thelen Br. Claudius Thelen, Brother Claudius Thelen Br. Claude Thelen, Brother Claude Thelen     Pictures of Br. Nicholas (Claude) Thelen, O.S.B.:              This web site is provided solely for educational purposes. Every effort has been made to verify the information posted on this web site. However, no claim is made regarding the accuracy of the information posted herein. Sources include: Benedictine Ordo (1970-2010) Public Records; Other; Court Documents; Newspaper, Television and other Media; Victim Interviews.