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He was the spiritual director and the confessor of the convent of Port-Royal, which under his leadership from 1633 to 1636 became a center of Jansenism. He studied religion with Cornelius Jansen, and later became a regular correspondent with Jansen, urging him to prepare his book Augustinus, the source of the Jansenist teachings.
After the death of his friend Bérulle, he became the leader of a group of devotees, allied with the Parlement of Paris, which brought him into conflict with Cardinal Richelieu. Richelieu caused him to be imprisoned at VincennesThis article is about the city in France. For the city in the United States, see Vincennes, Indiana; for US Navy ships of the same name, see USS Vincennes. Vincennes is a city in the Val-de-Marne departement of France, in the suburbs of Paris. The city is in 1638Events March 29 Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden April 15 Shogunate forces defeat the last rebels of Shimabara Rebellion in the fortress of Hara May 11 French admiral d'Estrees runs his whole fleet aground in Cur, and he was not freed until after the Cardinal died, and died shortly thereafter.