It is believed that the Church supported him for most of his life, although in later years a fellow monk, Jacques Hallé, helped out with money and granted him access to his library.
Ito ay sumampalataya na ang Iglesia suportado siya para sa karamihan ng kanyang buhay, bagama't sa susunod na taon ng isang tao monghe, Jacques Halle, tumulong out na may pera at ipinagkaloob sa kanya ng access sa kanyang library.