He was afterwards appointed superior (prior) of a convent at Meulan, and at Saint Crespin de Soissons, and secretary to the visiting officer of France.

Deafness, with which he became afflicted, obliged him to resign these offices, and he retired in 1699 to Saint Denis, near Paris, where he divided the rest of his life between pious religious exercises and the editing of several ascetic works.

He was a man of a clear, well-balanced, fertile mind; his words breathed charity and righteousness; but great modesty, joined to simplicity, served to conceal his talents.

His publications are: Effussions de coeur, ou entretiens spirituels et affectifs d'une ame avec Dieu sur chaque verset des Psaumes et des Cantiques de l'Eglise (Paris, 1716): — Meditations sur la regle de Saint-Benoit (Paris, 1717): — Entretiens spiritueels sur les Evangiles (Paris, 1720): — Entretiens spirituels pour servir de preparation a la mort (Paris, 1721): — Imitation de Jesus-Christ, a translation, with additional pieces (Paris, 1723): — Meditations Chretiennes sur les Evangiles (Paris, 1726): — Du bonheur d'un simple Religieux et d'une simple Religieuse, qui aiment leur etat leurs devoirs (Paris, 1728): — De l'esperance Chretienne (Paris, 1728): — Effusion de ceur sur le Cantique des Cantiques (Paris, 1730).

This article incorporates public domain material from McClintock, John; Strong, James (1867–1887).