François Fénelon





François Fénelon

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born
August 06, 1651 in Château de Fénelon, in Sainte-Mondane, Périgord, Aquitaine, France

died
January 07, 1715

gender
male


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François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, more commonly known as François Fénelon was a French Roman Catholic theologian, poet and writer. He today is remembered mostly as one of the main advocates of quietism and as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, a scabrous attack on the French monarchy, first published in 1699.


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The Complete Fenelon
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The Royal Way of the Cross
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Talking With God
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Spiritual Letters of Fenelon
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Telemachus
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1699 — 34 editions
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Let Go
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The Education of A Child fr...
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Christian Perfection: Devot...
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Meditations on the Heart of...
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Dialogues of Fenelon (Vol. 1)
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More books by François Fénelon…
“The history of the world suggests that without love of God there is little likelihood of a love for man that does not become corrupt.”
François Fénelon

“All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.”
François Fénelon

“The wind of God is always blowing... but you must hoist your sail.”
François Fénelon