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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Alexander Natalis |
 | | He made his early studies at the Dominican College of Rouen and, after entering the Dominican Order in that city, 9 May 1655, studied philosophy and theology in the convent of Saint Jacques, Paris, where he afterwards taught for twelve years, during which time he gained some renown as a preacher. |
 | | Before this he carried on a bitter controversy with Father Daniel, S.J., on the Dominican and Jesuit doctrines on Probabilism, Grace, and Predestination, as compared with the doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas on these subjects, which was terminated by the King, who silenced both parties. |
 | | In 1706, having been elected Provincial of the Dominican Province of France, he was obliged to interrupt his literary labours. |
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