Background
He was born at Gonrieux near Namur on 1 April 1688.
He was born at Gonrieux near Namur on 1 April 1688.
He died in the monastery of the "Blancs-Manteaux" in Paris on 3 November 1746.
Like many of the members of his congregation he was one of the so-called Appelants who in 1713 did not accept the Papal Bulletin "Unigenitus", but appealed to a general council.