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- Paul Godet des Marais (1647–1709) was a French Bishop of Chartres. Marais was born at Talcy, near Blois. He studied at Saint-Sulpice, took the doctorate of theology at the Sorbonne, was ordained, and became (1677) superior of the . Louis XIV nominated him (1690) to the see of Chartres, but owing to difficulties between France and the Holy see the papal confirmation came only on 21 January 1692. As spiritual director of Mme de Maintenon, for whom he wrote Lettres de direction, Godet used his influence to have Mme Guyon removed from Saint-Cyr. A staunch opponent of quietism, he signed with Cardinal Louis-Antoine de Noailles and Bossuet the Declaratio condemning Fénelon's Maximes des saints (1697) He then wrote (1698) several ordonnances, or pastoral letters, against the mysticism of Molinos, Fénelon, and Mme Guyon. He also did much to destroy Jansenism in France, refuted the (1703), commanded obedience to the papal constitution of Pope Clement XI (1705), and severely censured 's Institutions théologiques (1708). His zeal and charity as well as his orthodoxy, were set forth in an epitaph written by his successor, . He died at Chartres. (en)
- Paul Godet des Marais, né en juin 1647 à Talcy en Beauce et mort le 26 septembre 1709 à Chartres, est un prélat français du XVIIe siècle. Il est fils de François Godet des Marais, seigneur d'Amboise, et de Marie de la Marck, fille naturelle de Louis de la Marck, de la maison de La Marck. (fr)
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- Paul Godet des Marais, né en juin 1647 à Talcy en Beauce et mort le 26 septembre 1709 à Chartres, est un prélat français du XVIIe siècle. Il est fils de François Godet des Marais, seigneur d'Amboise, et de Marie de la Marck, fille naturelle de Louis de la Marck, de la maison de La Marck. (fr)
- Paul Godet des Marais (1647–1709) was a French Bishop of Chartres. Marais was born at Talcy, near Blois. He studied at Saint-Sulpice, took the doctorate of theology at the Sorbonne, was ordained, and became (1677) superior of the . Louis XIV nominated him (1690) to the see of Chartres, but owing to difficulties between France and the Holy see the papal confirmation came only on 21 January 1692. His zeal and charity as well as his orthodoxy, were set forth in an epitaph written by his successor, . He died at Chartres. (en)
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