Historias Y Relaciones Maravillosas

Publisher Marketing: Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) fue un famoso escritor y teologo frances, nacido en el castillo de Fenelon, en el seno de una familia noble de la Dordogna. Fue autor de una serie de lecciones morales acerca de los deberes de los gobernantes. En 1695 fue nombrado arzobispo de Cambrai y poco tiempo despues se vio envuelto en disputas teologicas y morales. Fue condenado al exilio en su propia diocesis por el rey Luis XIV, ofendido tambien por su obra titulada Las aventuras de Telemaco (1699), novela en la que defiende la idea de la fraternidad entre las naciones. Contributor Bio:  Fenelon, Francois Francois de Salignac de la Mothe Fnelon (1651-1715) was a French archbishop, theologian, and writer whose excursions into the contemplative life, especially the quietism espoused by Mme. Guyon, caused controversy in the church of his day. His writings remain, though, as an encouragement and source of spiritual growth for many Christians today. Fnelon, descended from a long line of nobility, started his higher studies in 1672 at Saint-Sulpice seminary in Paris. He was ordained a priest in 1676 and appointed director of Nouvelles Catholiques (""New Cathoics""), a college for women who taught converts from French Protestantism. Fnelon, while never supportive of Protestantism, was nonetheless critical of harsh treatment toward Hugeunots (French Protestants) and the many forced conversions that occurred under King Louis XIV. Fnelon instead held open meetings with Protestants to share the Catholic doctrine in a non-threatening environment. Fnelon's first important work, ""Traite de l'education des filles"" (""Treatise on the Education of Girls""), was conservative overall but also suggested non-coercive concepts for educating females that were very innovative for his day. His second and best-known work, Les Aventures de Telemaque (The Adventures of Telemachus), outlined Fnelon's political beliefs through the account of Telemachus's search for Ulysses. It was written during Fnelon's time as tutor to Louis, Duke de Bourgogne, the grandson and heir to Louis XIV.