, a French Franciscan of the order called* Minimes, was born at
, a French Franciscan of the order called* Minimes, was born at Paris Jan. 1,
1652, and was educated in the Jesuits’ college. In the
course of his studies, and after taking orders, he acquired
very high reputation for learning, and particularly for his
eloquence and zeal as a preacher and devotional writer.
He died at Paris, May 16, 1729. Moreri has given a long
list of his religious treatises, all of which were frequently
reprinted, and admired in France, when religion was more
prevalent than now. He also wrote a work on Algebra, but
committed it to the flames sometime before his death, and
it was with much difficulty he was persuaded to publish his
“Genealogie de la maison de Fontaine- Soliers, issue dela
Case Solare, souveraine d'Aste en Piemont,
”