Clemente Rebora was a poet from Milan, Italy. From 1913 to 1922, he wrote anonymous "Songs" and lyrics. Previously an atheist, he had a spiritual crisis in 1928 and became a devout Catholic

Catholicism

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

Rosminians

The Rosminians, officially the Institute of Charity or Societas a charitate nuncupata, are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by Antonio Rosmini and first organised in 1828....

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

Metaphysics

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 and physics

Physics

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. He is somewhat controversial for his friendship with Julius Evola

Julius Evola

Barone Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola also known as Julius Evola, was an Italian philosopher and esotericist...

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

Christianity

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. When this hope grew dim the friendship declined.

External links

• Biography in Italian