site. The ''Meet the Monks'' section of this web site lists 734 different monks at Saint John's Abbey between 1950 & 2012.   To view a list of monks with credible allegations of misconduct, click Here   This monk has no known allegations of misconduct.   Search | Back   Rev. Paulin (Michael) Blecker, O.S.B.   March 11, 1931 - May 12, 1988     Dates |  Articles & Docs |  Images |  Notes |  Names       Miscellaneous Notes   We know that Michael Blecker, former Dean of the seminary and President of the College was actively homosexual and died of AIDS related causes. There was some talk about his inappropriate behavior at St. Johns, but I have no validation that any took place there with minors. (Sipe) "Following a battle of several years with cancer, Father Michael Blecker resigned the presidency of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley last fall and returned to the Abbey where he died peacefully on 12 May." (Abbey Quarterly)     Dates   Born: Available but not Published Hometown: Available but not Published   Professed: July 11, 1956 Ordained: June 4, 1960 Died: May 12, 1988   First Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 1957 Last Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 1989     Names   Possible names for Rev. Paulin (Michael) Blecker, O.S.B.:   Fr. Paulinus Blecker, Father Paulinus Blecker Fr. Paulin Blecker, Father Paulin Blecker Fr. Michael Blecker, Father Michael Blecker     Images of Rev. Paulin (Michael) Blecker, O.S.B.:   Images of this monk are available. Click Here to request.       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. Have a Question? Click on the feedback link (above).   Updated December, 2013