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Hugues-Felicit Robert de Lamennais
(1826); portrait by
Jean-Baptiste Paulin Gurin
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Hugues-Flicit Robert de Lamennais (or de la Mennais) (19
June1782 - 27 February 1854), was a French Catholic priest,
philosopher,and political theorist. His famous opinions on matters
of religion andgovernment changed dramatically over the course of
his life.
Contents
1 Youth
2 First publications
3 Exile, return, and ordination
4 Essai sur l'indiffrence en matire de religion
5 Political advocacy
6 Ultramontane and theocratic democracy advocacy
7 Separation from the Church, imprisonment, and further
publications
8 Involvement in the Second Republic
9 Later years and death
10 Works
11 References
12 Other sources
13 Further reading
14 External links
Youth
Lamennais was born at Saint-Malo in the ancient Province of
Brittany on June 19, 1782, the son of a wealthymerchant who had
recently received a coat of arms from the king. He lost his mother
at the age of five and as aresult, he and his brother,
Jean-Marie-Robert, were sent for education to an uncle, Robert des
Saudrais at LaChnaie, an estate near Saint-Malo. He spent long
hours in his uncle's library, reading Rousseau and Pascal,
amongothers, and acquired a vast and varied learning.
First publications
