Joseph McCabe

Joseph Martin McCabe (12 November 1867 - 10 January 1955) was a well-known atheist.

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12 November - 1867 - 10 January - 1955 - Atheist

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He entered the Franciscan order in 1883 and became an ordained priest (with the name Father Antony), but left the Church in February 1896. He wrote a pamphlet on his experiences, From Rome to Rationalism, published in 1897, which he expanded to book length as Twelve Years in a Monastery (1897).

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Franciscan - 1883 - 1896 - 1897

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From 1898-1899 he was secretary of Leicester Secular Society, and he was a founding board member of the Rationalist Press Association in 1899.

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1898 - 1899 - Leicester Secular Society - Rationalist Press Association

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