Background
He was born at Aix and entered the Oratory at the age of twenty-one.
He was born at Aix and entered the Oratory at the age of twenty-one.
Though devoted to his labour he was always ready to interrupt even his most favourite study to assist the needy. Returning to Aix, where he spent the rest of his life, he became a distinguished writer on questions of ecclesiastical history, canon law, and moral theology.