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Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-

Born: 1651 AD
Died: 1715 AD, at 64 years of age.

Nationality: French
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French Catholic archbishop and author

 

wrote "The Adventures of Telemachus" (also "Telemaque"), "Explication des maximes des saints sur la vie interieur" (also "Maxims of the Saints", "Maximes des saints")






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