In 1184 he entered the Canons Regular of Sant'Eufemia before he did theological studies in Paris at the college there after having been sent there around 1185 (though he did first do his studies in Piacenza).
He became a member of the Canons Regular of Sant'Eufemia in 1184 and subsequently traveled to Paris for theological education at the local college, arriving there roughly around 1185; prior to this, he had conducted his studies in Piacenza.