Léon Bloy

Léon Bloy
Bloy in 1887
Born(1846-07-11)11 July 1846
Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac, Kingdom of France
Died3 November 1917(1917-11-03) (aged 71)
Bourg-la-Reine, France
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • essayist
  • poet
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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.