Editing Deathbed conversion (section)

=== Jean de La Fontaine ===
The most famous French fabulist published a revised edition of his greatest work, ''Contes'', in 1692, the same year that he began to suffer a severe illness. Under such circumstances, [[Jean de La Fontaine]] turned to religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jean-delafontaine.com/|title=Jean de La Fontaine Biography - Infos - Art Market|website=www.jean-delafontaine.com|access-date=6 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217173746/http://jean-delafontaine.com/|archive-date=17 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> A young priest, M. Poucet, tried to persuade him about the impropriety of the ''Contes'', and it is said that the destruction of a new play of some merit was demanded and submitted to as a proof of repentance. La Fontaine received the [[Viaticum]], and the following years, he continued to write poems and fables.<ref name="Sanctis1999">{{cite book|author=Sante De Sanctis|title=Religious Conversion: A Bio-psychological Study|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EXeMAA0gmk8C|year=1999|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-21111-6}}</ref> He died in 1695.