He drew his inspiration of reform from Teresa of Avila whom he had met in the past.

He commenced his plan of reformation for the monasteries and continued despite opposition that he faced.

[3] The process for canonization commenced under Pope Innocent XI on 16 February 1677 which granted him the posthumous title Servant of God.

Pope Clement XIII approved that he had lived a life of heroic virtue and proclaimed him to be Venerable on 10 August 1760.

After the approval of two miracles attributed to his intercession, Pope Pius VII beatified him on 26 September 1819.