In 1565, however, he was appointed minister of the Walloon church at Antwerp.
He was the son of a clergyman of the Walloon church.
Only half of the Walloon church still stands today.
From 1851 to 1872 he was pastor of the Walloon church in Rotterdam.
He became pastor of the Walloon church at Veere in 1695, moving to Rotterdam in 1702.
He moved to Rotterdam to become deacon of the Walloon church there, but died unexpectedly in Leiden.
He married Louise de Haukmont at the Walloon church in London in 1640.
In 1808, the new church (as well as many other Walloon churches in the Netherlands) was shut down by royal decree.
By 1586 communion tokens were in use at the Walloon church in Amsterdam.
Later in her life, she chose for the Walloon church, a Dutch Reformed denomination.