Clemente Rebora (6 January 1885 – 1 November 1957) was a poet from

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. He received a degree in

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in Milan. In the early 1900s he worked for the magazines '' La Voce'', ''Rivista d’Italia'' and ''La Riviera Ligure''. His book ''Frammenti Lirici'' (Italian: ''Lyrical Fragments'') was published in 1913. From 1913 to 1922, he wrote anonymous "Songs" and lyrics. After World War I Rebora began to work as a teacher. Previously an

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, he had a spiritual crisis in 1928 and became a devout

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. In 1930, he entered a seminary; in 1936, he became a

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priest. After this, his work became religious in orientation, but his work is popular beyond Catholic circles for its treatment of

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and

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. He is somewhat controversial for his friendship with

Julius Evola Giulio Cesare Andrea "Julius" Evola (; 19 May 1898 – 11 June 1974) was an Italian far-right philosopher and writer. Evola regarded his values as Traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist, Aristocracy, aristocratic, War, martial and Empire, im ...

, but the friendship seems to have been largely based on his hope that Julius would convert to

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. When this hope grew dim the friendship declined.Stucco, Guido
"The Legacy of a European Traditionalist: Julius Evola in Perspective"

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1885 births 1957 deaths Catholic poets Converts to Roman Catholicism from atheism or agnosticism Italian male poets Italian Roman Catholics Writers from Milan 20th-century Italian poets 20th-century Italian male writers Clergy from Milan Italian schoolteachers {{Italy-writer-stub