In his early youth he entered the Cluniac monastery of Mozac near Riom, later continued his studies at the monastery of Saint-Allyre in Clermont, and completed them at the College de Navarre in Paris, where he obtained the doctorate in theology in 1562.
As a young scholar, he began his education by joining the Cluniac monastery of Mozac near Riom, followed by further studies at the Saint-Allyre monastery in Clermont, and ultimately completed his academic pursuits at the College de Navarre in Paris, where he received his doctorate in theology in 1562.