Villiers, Pierre De

Villiers, Pierre de a French writer, was born at Cognac May 10,1648, of a Parisian family. After early study he entered the Jesuitical order (1666), and afterwards that of St. Benedict (1689), and finally became prior of St. Taurin. He died at Paris, Oct. 14, 1728, leaving a number of theological works, for which see Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Géneralé, s.v.