Paul Benno Marx, OSB (May 8, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was an American Roman Catholic priest and Benedictine monk, family sociologist, writer, and one of the leaders of the anti-abortion movements.
[1] Né Benno William Marx, he was born in St. Michael, Minnesota as the fifteenth child of devoutly religious parents, George and Elizabeth, from the dairy farm where he was raised.
[1] Among his siblings were fellow Benedictine Father Michael and Sister Virgene Marx, OSB.
[1][2] One of Marx's books, The Death Peddlers: War on the Unborn, belongs to the basic literature of the anti-abortion movement.
[1] Former President Ronald Reagan once stated in a letter to Marx: “You can be proud of all you’ve done to summon this nation and others to reflection and positive action on issues affecting the sanctity of human life.