'''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. |