Career
He was a prominent French Roman Catholic medieval preacher and scriptural commentator. His talents singled him out for special educational opportunities, and he was sent accordingly to the famous convent of Saint James in Paris, where he subsequently served several terms as prior. His piety and sound judgment attracted the attention of King Philip IV of France, whom he served in the double capacity of confessor and adviser.
In most of his ecclesiastical studies he does not seem to have excelled notably.
But in preaching and in the interpretation of the Scriptures he was unsurpassed by his contemporaries.