PELLISSON-FONTANIER Paul (1624-1693) historien de l'Académie - Lot 178

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PELLISSON-FONTANIER Paul (1624-1693) historien de l'Académie - Lot 178
PELLISSON-FONTANIER Paul (1624-1693) historien de l'Académie française ; commis du surintendant Fouquet, il partagea sa disgrâce, et fut emprisonné à la Bastille, avant d'être nommé par Louis XIV son historiographe [AF 1653, 34e f]. L.A.S. "Pellisson Fontanier", Saint-Germain en Laye November 20, 1670, to Bishop Henri ARNAULD of Angers; 3 pages in-8. On his abjuration of Protestantism and his conversion to Catholicism. "I begin with you, my lord, the answers I owe to those who have done me the honor of writing about my conversion. Until now, silence has seemed to me to be more appropriate to the feelings I should have about myself and the Grace of God. It is great on me in every way. It is a reason for both joy and fear, for what if I am not better in the good religion than in the bad? You have taken part in the joy, Monsignor, for which I am more appreciably obliged to you than I can tell you. Take part in the fear with the same charity and kindness. I still need your prayers, your vows, your holy and salutary sacrifices, and finally another conversion which will make me more agreeable to God than I am and will make me love him much after he has forgiven me much. L'Académie française au fil des lettres, p. 60-63.
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