Born in the Ratkaj Croatian noble family, barons of Veliki Tabor, he was a member of the Society of Jesus.
His best known work is Memoria regum et banorum regnorum Dalmatiae, Croatiae et Sclavoniae.
He began as a member of the Jesuit Order (1632-1639), then as a priest, and finally as Canon of Zagreb from 1642.
He was a close friend and associate of Ban of Croatia Ivan III Drašković, as well as other nobles and dignitaries.
His best known work Memoria regum et banorum Regnorim Dalmatiae, Croatiae et Sclavoniae was published in Vienna in 1652, representing the first historiographical work of the Croatian lands.