was a native of Cavaillon, in Provence, where he became a canon
was a native of Cavaillon,
in Provence, where he became a canon of the cathedral,
archdeacon and bishop in 1334. He was also honoured
with the rank of chancellor to Sancha, queen of Sicily, by
her husband Robert, in 1341, and jointly with that princess
was regent during the minority of Joan her grand-daughter.
In 1366, he was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem, and
had the charge of the bishopric of Marseilles and at last
pope Urban V. raised him to the rank of cardinal, and
vicar-general spiritual and temporal in the diocese of
Avignon, and while the popes resided at Avignon, Gregory XI. made him superinterulant of the papal territory in
Italy. He died at Perugia in 1372. He wrote a treatise
“De Nugis Curie-ilium,
” some sermons, and two books on
the life and miracles of St. Mary Magdalen. Petrarch was
his particular friend, and dedicated to him his treatise on
a solitary life; and many of his letters are addressed to him.
He is likewise mentioned with high praise by other learned
contemporaries.