Fénelon

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Fénelon was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, and writer best known for his influential spiritual works and his role as a prominent educator and moral guide at the court of Louis XIV.

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François Fénelon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian mystic
French person
Roman Catholic archbishop
educator
human
moralist
theologian
advisorTo Louis XIV NERFINISHED
birthDate 1651-08-06
birthPlace Château de Fénelon, Sainte-Mondane, Périgord, France NERFINISHED
condemnedBy Pope Innocent XII NERFINISHED
conflict Quietist controversy NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
courtRole spiritual director at the court of Louis XIV
deathDate 1715-01-07
deathPlace Cambrai, France NERFINISHED
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai NERFINISHED
educatedAt Collège du Plessis NERFINISHED
Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice NERFINISHED
era 17th century
early 18th century
familyName de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon NERFINISHED
fullName François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon NERFINISHED
genre didactic literature
spiritual literature
givenName François NERFINISHED
hasHonorificTitle His Grace
knownFor critique of absolute monarchy in Télémaque
educational theories
influential spiritual writings
moral guidance at the court of Louis XIV
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf French clergy of the Ancien Régime
movement Catholic mysticism
Quietism NERFINISHED
notableWork Dialogues des morts NERFINISHED
Explication des maximes des saints sur la vie intérieure NERFINISHED
Les Aventures de Télémaque NERFINISHED
Lettre à l’Académie NERFINISHED
Traité de l’éducation des filles NERFINISHED
occupation archbishop
educator
theologian
writer
opposedBy Bossuet NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Cambrai NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
theologicalView advocate of disinterested love of God
tutorOf Louis, Duke of Burgundy NERFINISHED

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Palais Fénelon namedAfter Fénelon
this entity surface form: François Fénelon