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George F. Dillon
1836–1893
An Irish Catholic missionary and writer, he is best known for a forceful series of 1884 lectures in Edinburgh that were later published as War of Anti-Christ with the Church and Christian Civilization. His life moved between Ireland, Australia, and Rome, giving his work a strong sense of mission and controversy.
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About the author
George Francis Dillon (1836–1893) was an Irish Catholic priest, missionary, and religious writer. Reliable biographical sources identify him as a 19th-century Irish missionary who spent part of his career in Australia and later became known more widely as an author.
He is chiefly remembered for lectures he gave in Edinburgh in 1884 on Freemasonry and Christian civilization. Those talks were later gathered into his best-known book, War of Anti-Christ with the Church and Christian Civilization, which helped make his name known beyond church circles.
Sources also indicate that he received recognition from the Vatican late in life, and that he died in Rome on January 29, 1893. No suitable verified portrait image could be confirmed from the pages reviewed, so none is included here.