Writer; born in 1604; died c.1680at Dieulward, Flanders. He became a Catholic when 17 years of age, and joined the Benedictine Order, being professed in 1622. He spent many years in London, where he edited several spiritual works, among them The Daily Exercise of the Devout Rosarists and A Guide to Heaven. The Childe's Catechism is also attributed to him.
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