Francois Fénelon
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François Fénelon was a seventeenth-century French Catholic archbishop who rose to a position of influence in the court of Louis XIV. He became a wise mentor to members of the king's court, his writings preserved by the many people whom he counseled. These words have inspired Christians of all backgrounds for centuries with their frank honesty, spiritual wisdom, and unflinching response to truth. This beautiful, accessible, contemporary English translation,...
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Une œuvre devenue célèbre alors qu'elle était supposée rester dans l'ombre
Dans l'Odyssée d'Homère, Athénée, sous les traits de Mentès, conseille à Télémaque de partir à Pylos, puis à Sparte, à la recherche de son père Ulysse. L'assemblée des Dieux a en effet exprimé le souhait qu'Ulysse abandonne l'île de Calypso et rentre à Ithaque. Pourtant, toujours dans l'Odyssée, Télémaque disparaît, entre le chant IV et le chant XV,...
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Christian Counsel is a message of meditation based on the Bible and written by Francois Fenelon 1651-1715
Francois Fenelon (specifically Francois de Salignac de la Motte-Fenelon) was born on August 6, 1651, at Fenelon Castle in Perigord. Fenelon studied at the seminary Saint-Sulpice in Paris, where he was ordained as a priest. Fenelon published his pedagogical work Traite de l'education des filles (Treatise on the Education of Girls) in 1681, which...
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In this book, Francois Fenelon advises new Christians to turn away from the world and follow Jesus, depending only on him. Rejuvenated Christian Classics present great works of the Christian faith from across the centuries. While staying faithful to the ideas from the original works, these editions rejuvenate the language and sentences to make these timeless ideas more accessible for modern readers.
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Icono de intuición y profundidad espiritual, la vida interior de Fénelon ha permanecido en pie durante trescientos años. Cristianos de todo origen y condición han hallado en sus palabras guía y auxilio en su búsqueda de un caminar más profundo con Jesús.El anhelo del corazón es el verbo y legado íntimo de Fénelon, recopilación de la correspondencia personal que mantuvo con otros creyentes como guía espiritual.
