, a celebrated casuist, was born December 2, 1638, at St. Hilaire
, a celebrated casuist, was born December 2, 1638, at St. Hilaire de Harcourt, in the diocese
of Avranches. He completed his studies at Paris, took
holy orders at Toul in 1663, was admitted doctor of canon,
and civil law three years after, and appointed vicar of St.
Genevieve at Paris. After he had zealously discharged
the duties of this situation for twenty-five years, he became
sub-penitentiary of Paris, and died in that city, April 27,
1728, aged ninety, leaving a large “Dictionary of Cases
of Conscience
” the most complete edition of which is that
of Scriptura sacra ubique sibi constans,
” quarto; in which
he reconciles the seeming contradictions in the Pentateuch “Les entretiens spirituels pour instruire, exhorter,
et consoler les Malades
” and a great number of other religious books,