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Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon[zhAn mArE´ bOOvyA´ du lA mOt gUEyON´] Pronunciation Key, 1648–1717, French mystic and author of writings dealing largely with quietism. Confined by the government (1688) in a convent because of her heretical opinions and her correspondence with Miguel de Molinos, she was released through the efforts of Mme de Maintenon. FranCois FEnelon, who became her disciple, defended her in a famous controversy with Bossuet. She was later condemned and imprisoned (1695–1702) in the Bastille. Her collected works appeared (1767–91) in 40 volumes.
See her autobiography (tr. 1897).
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