Abbé Joseph-Antoine Boullan (

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, Tarn-et-Garonne, 18 February 1824 – 4 January 1893, Lyon) was a French Roman Catholic priest who was later laicized, and was often accused of being a

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although he continued to defend his status as a Christian. He was a friend and inspiration of the writer Joris-Karl Huysmans. Lucie-Smith, Edward. (1972) ''Symbolist Art''. London:

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, p. 110. Huysmans with Henri Antoine Jules-Bois supported Boullan in a celebrated occultist feud with the

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. Boullan is mentioned in '' The Prague Cemetery'', the novel by Umberto Eco.Umberto Eco raconte "Le cimetière de Prague"
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