Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (1870-07-27)27 July 1870 La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise, French Empire
Died
16 July 1953(1953-07-16) (aged 82) Guildford, Surrey, England
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Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
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Balliol College, Oxford
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Catholic literary revival
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Elodie Hogan
(m. 1896; died 1914)
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5
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Bessie Rayner Parkes (mother)
Marie Belloc Lowndes (sister)
Member of Parliament for Salford South
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James Grimble Groves
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Anderson Montague-Barlow
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Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (/hɪˈlɛərˈbɛlək/, French:[ilɛːʁbɛlɔk]; 27 July 1870[1] – 16 July 1953) was a Franco-English writer and historian of the early 20th century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong effect on his works.
Belloc became a naturalised British subject in 1902 while retaining his French citizenship.[2] While attending Oxford University, he served as President of the Oxford Union. From 1906 to 1910, he served as one of the few openly Catholic members of the British Parliament.
Belloc was a noted disputant, with a number of long-running feuds. He was also a close friend and collaborator of G. K. Chesterton. George Bernard Shaw, a friend and frequent debate opponent of both Belloc and Chesterton, dubbed the pair the "Chesterbelloc".[3][4][5]
Belloc's writings encompassed religious poetry and comic verse for children. His widely sold Cautionary Tales for Children included "Jim, who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a lion" and "Matilda, who told lies and was burned to death".[6] He wrote historical biographies and numerous travel works, including The Path to Rome (1902).[7]
^Toulmin, Priestley (1 June 1994), "The Descendants of Joseph Priestley, LL.D., F.R.S.", The Northumberland County Historical Society Proceedings, vol. XXXII, Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Society, p. 21
^"No. 27421". The London Gazette. 1 April 1902. p. 2234.
^Shaw, George Bernard. "Belloc and Chesterton," The New Age, Vol. II, No. 16, 15 February 1918.
^Lynd, Robert. "Mr. G. K. Chesterton and Mr. Hilaire Belloc." In Old and New Masters, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1919.
^McInerny, Ralph. "The Chesterbelloc Thing," Archived 29 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Catholic Thing, 30 September 2008.
^"Matilda," 1907, in the Poetry Archive.
^Norwich, John Julius (1985–1993). Oxford illustrated encyclopedia. Judge, Harry George., Toyne, Anthony. Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press. p. 43. ISBN 0-19-869129-7. OCLC 11814265.
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (/hɪˈlɛər ˈbɛlək/, French: [ilɛːʁ bɛlɔk]; 27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953) was a Franco-English writer and historian of the...
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stake in 1599 Catholics, especially traditionalist Catholics such as HilaireBelloc, consider Martin Luther, John Calvin, and other leaders of the Protestant...
theatre and biography. He was a Roman Catholic convert, and biographer of HilaireBelloc and Eric Gill. In the case of Gill, a personal friend, he suppressed...
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for catholicism in the second, the governing objects of his policy." HilaireBelloc, a writer and Catholic apologist, broke with this tradition in 1928...
between liberty and tradition; William Cobbett, G. K. Chesterton and HilaireBelloc were main exponents, while the founder of guild socialism, Arthur Penty...
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remained popular in Christian circles well into the 20th century, with HilaireBelloc terming it "the great and enduring heresy of Mohammed." Since the 20th...
commentators of the day, such as George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, HilaireBelloc, G. K. Chesterton and Arnold Bennett. The New Age began life in 1894...
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