Fénelon, François de Salignac de la Mothe

Fénelon, François de Salignac de la Mothe fräNswä´ də sälēnyäk´ də lä môt fānəlôN´ [key], 1651–1715, French theologian and writer, a leader of thequietismheresy, archbishop of Cambrai. As tutor to the duke of Burgundy, he wroteTélémaque(1699), holding up Ulysses as an example for the young prince. Other writings include a treatise (1687) on female education, andExplications des maximes des saints(1697), mystical instructions in faith for which Fénelon was banished to Cambrai, where he devoted himself to pastoral duties. HisLettre à l'Académie(1716) recommended literary activities for the French Academy. His quietism brought a long quarrel with his former patronBossuet, which was settled in 1699 when Pope Innocent XII condemned Fénelon's writings.

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