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Francois Fenelon

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Francois Fenelon, more fully Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon, was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer who lived from 1651 to 1715 and was a member of the Sulpician Fathers. He is remembered today mostly as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, first published in 1699.

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from 1651 1
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France 1
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Sainte-Mondane, France
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  • Nationality, from source article
    Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon, P.S.S., more commonly known as Francois Fenelon, was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
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    (6 August 1651-7 January 1715)
  • Lead section: gender
    He was a member of the Sulpician Fathers.
  • Lead section: historicity
    François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, P.S.S. (French: [fʁɑ̃swa də saliɲak də la mɔt fenəlɔ̃]), more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651-7 January 1715), was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
  • Revered In: Christianity, Lead section
    was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer
  • Belongs to Tradition: Christianity, Lead section
    was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
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