La Gu�a espiritual was denounced by Cardinal D'Estr�es, ambassador in Rome of the French king Louis XIV. Then Miguel de Molinos was arrested along with some of his disciples and sentenced in 1687 to life imprisonment. La Gu�a espiritual was translated into Latin, French, Dutch, Italian, German and English; in 15 years there were 20 editions in various languages. Quietism had a large impact in Italy where Cardinals Casanata, Carpegna, Azzolini and even D'Estr�es befriended Molinas, and others like Coloredi, Ciceri ...
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La Gu�a espiritual was denounced by Cardinal D'Estr�es, ambassador in Rome of the French king Louis XIV. Then Miguel de Molinos was arrested along with some of his disciples and sentenced in 1687 to life imprisonment. La Gu�a espiritual was translated into Latin, French, Dutch, Italian, German and English; in 15 years there were 20 editions in various languages. Quietism had a large impact in Italy where Cardinals Casanata, Carpegna, Azzolini and even D'Estr�es befriended Molinas, and others like Coloredi, Ciceri, and Petrucci, bishop of Jesi, took his ideas; Pope Innocent XI even thought of naming Molinas a Cardinal himself. In France quietism also received support.
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