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Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
1648–1717
A bold French mystic and spiritual writer, she became one of the most talked-about religious figures in 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
Spiritual Torrents
by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
A Short Method of Prayer
by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
About the author
Born in Montargis, France, on April 13, 1648, she is better known as Madame Guyon. She was a Roman Catholic lay teacher and writer whose spiritual life centered on inward prayer, self-surrender, and what she described as pure love of God.
Her best-known writings, including A Short and Very Easy Method of Prayer, spread widely and made her a central figure in the Quietist controversy in France. She was associated with major religious debates of her time, and her ideas drew both admiration and strong opposition.
After years of scrutiny and imprisonment, she continued to write and remained an influential spiritual voice until her death in Blois on June 9, 1717. Her work has continued to interest readers across centuries, especially those drawn to devotional writing and the history of Christian mysticism.