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Léon Bloy
Sign in to saveAlso known as Léo Bloy, Léon Henri Marie Bloy, Le Mendiant ingrat, Mendiant ingrat, Le Pèlerin de l'absolu, Pèlerin de l'absolu
French writer, poet and essayist (1846–1917)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1846-07-11 ) 11 July 1846, Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac , Kingdom of France
- Died
- 3 November 1917 (1917-11-03) (aged 71), Bourg-la-Reine , French Republic
- Occupation
- Novelist essayist poet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Périgueux
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Genre
- diary
- Image
- Léon Bloy - Dornac.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- date of birth
- 1846-07-11
- date of death
- 1917-11-03
- Commons category
- Léon Bloy
- name in native language
- Léon Bloy
- Commons Creator page
- Léon Bloy
- birth name
- Léon-Henri-Marie Bloy
- nickname
- Le Pèlerin de l'absolu
- writing language
- French
- P8168
- Amargosa River
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Léon Bloy, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Léon Bloy ( French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ blwa]; 11 July 1846 – 3 November 1917) was a French Catholic novelist, essayist, pamphleteer (or lampoonist), and satirist, known additionally for his eventual (and passionate) defense of Catholicism and for his influence within French Catholic circles.
Biography
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