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Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
1648–1717
A daring French mystic and spiritual writer, she became one of the most talked-about religious figures of late seventeenth-century France. Her books on inward prayer and surrender to God inspired devoted readers and fierce controversy alike.
4 Audiobooks
Letters of Madam Guyon
by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon
by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
A Short Method of Prayer
by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
Spiritual Torrents
by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
About the author
Born in Montargis, France, on April 13, 1648, Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon—better known as Madame Guyon—was a French Catholic mystic, writer, and lay teacher of prayer. She is remembered for urging a deeply inward spiritual life centered on quiet prayer, self-surrender, and what she described as pure love of God.
Her writings and influence made her a central figure in the Quietist controversy in France. She drew both admiration and suspicion, and her ideas were examined by church authorities during a period of intense religious debate. Despite the opposition she faced, her spiritual works continued to circulate widely.
Madame Guyon died in Blois on June 9, 1717. Centuries later, she remains a fascinating figure in Christian history because her books speak in a direct, personal voice about prayer, suffering, and the search for union with God.