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Cyprian Davis

1930–2015

United States

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Cyprian Davis, OSB (born Clarence John Davis; September 9, 1930 – May 18, 2015) was an African-American Benedictine monk, priest, and historian at Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana. He is known for his work on the history of Black Catholicism.

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