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FranCois de Salignac de la Mothe FEnelon[frANswA´ du sAlEnyAk´ du lA mOt fAnulON´] Pronunciation Key, 1651–1715, French theologian and writer, a leader of the quietism heresy, archbishop of Cambrai. As tutor to the duke of Burgundy, he wrote TElEmaque (1699), holding up Ulysses as an example for the young prince. Other writings include a treatise (1687) on female education, and Explications des maximes des saints (1697), mystical instructions in faith for which FEnelon was banished to Cambrai, where he devoted himself to pastoral duties. His Lettre A l'AcadEmie (1716) recommended literary activities for the French Academy. His quietism brought a long quarrel with his former patron Bossuet, which was settled in 1699 when Pope Innocent XII condemned FEnelon's writings.
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