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| '''François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon''', more commonly known as '''François Fénelon''' ,August 6, 1651-January 7, 1715, was a [[France|French]] [[Roman Catholic]] [[theology|theologian]], [[poet]] and writer. He today is remembered mostly as one of the main advocates of [[Quietism (Christian philosophy)|quietism]] and as the author of ''[[The Adventures of Telemachus]]'', a scabrous attack on the [[France|French]] [[monarchy]], first published in 1699. | | '''François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon''', more commonly known as '''François Fénelon''' ,August 6, 1651-January 7, 1715, was a [[France|French]] [[Roman Catholic]] [[theology|theologian]], [[poet]] and writer. He today is remembered mostly as one of the main advocates of [[Quietism (Christian philosophy)|quietism]] and as the author of ''[[The Adventures of Telemachus]]'', a scabrous attack on the [[France|French]] [[monarchy]], first published in 1699. |
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| Fénelon's later years were saddened by the deaths of many of his close friends. Shortly before his death, he asked Louis XIV to replace him with a man opposed to Jansenism and loyal to the Sulpician order. He died on January 7, 1715. | | Fénelon's later years were saddened by the deaths of many of his close friends. Shortly before his death, he asked Louis XIV to replace him with a man opposed to Jansenism and loyal to the Sulpician order. He died on January 7, 1715. |
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− | ==Also See==
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− | *[[List of Christian mystics]]
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− | *[[Christian mysticism]]
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| ==Works== | | ==Works== |
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| *''The Royal Way of the Cross''<br /> | | *''The Royal Way of the Cross''<br /> |
| *''Maxims of the Saints'' | | *''Maxims of the Saints'' |
− | *''[http://www.passtheword.org/DIALOGS-FROM-THE-PAST/innerlife.htm The Inner Life]'' | + | *''[https://www.passtheword.org/DIALOGS-FROM-THE-PAST/innerlife.htm The Inner Life]'' |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| *"François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénelon." ''Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. Gale Research, 1998. | | *"François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénelon." ''Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. Gale Research, 1998. |
− | * {{gutenberg author| id=Fénelon+François+de+Salignac+de+la+Mothe |name=François Fénelon}}
| + | *''[https://www.ccel.org/ccel/fenelon/progress.html Avis Chretiens]'' "Christian Counsel" (1810) English translation |
− | *''[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/fenelon/progress.html Avis Chretiens]'' "Christian Counsel" (1810) English translation | + | *[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06035a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia article] |
− | *[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06035a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia article] | + | *[https://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/kantzios1.html "Educating Telemachus: Lessons in Fénelon's Underworld" by Ippokratis Kantzios] |
− | *[http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/kantzios1.html "Educating Telemachus: Lessons in Fénelon's Underworld" by Ippokratis Kantzios] | |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |