Father Virgil Michel, OSB (1890–1938) 
Born George Michel in St. Paul, Minnesota, he joined the Benedictines of St. John's Abbey in 1913. He was a major writer on social issues and on the liturgy. A leading figure in the liturgical reform movement in the United States, he founded Orate Fratres (later Worship) in 1926.
Photo courtesy of St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota
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