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Taxil hoax
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The Taxil hoax was an 1890s hoax of exposure by Léo Taxil, intended to mock not only Freemasonry but also the Catholic Church's opposition to it.
Poster advertising the work of Leo Taxil
Poster advertising the work of Leo Taxil
The so-called "Diana Vaughan", dressed as "General Inspector of Palladium". Photograph by Van Bosch, published in the book Mémoires d'une ex-palladist
The so-called "Diana Vaughan", dressed as "General Inspector of Palladium". Photograph by Van Bosch, published in the book Mémoires d'une ex-palladiste parfaite, initiée, indépendante (1895)
Parisian newspaper with the account of Leo Taxil's confession to the Taxil hoax
Parisian newspaper with the account of Leo Taxil's confession to the Taxil hoax
Léo Taxil
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Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès, better known by the pen name Léo Taxil, was a French writer and journalist who became known for his strong anti-Catholic and anti-clerical views. He is also known for the Taxil hoax, a spurious exposé of Freemasonry and the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to it.
Léo Taxil in 1880.
Léo Taxil in 1880.