 He served from 1280 until 1287 as the provincial for Trapani and as the provincial for Messina from 1287 until 1296 when he was named as the provincial superior for the Sicilian region of his order; he held that position until his death a decade later.He sometimes practiced exorcisms.He often mixed bitter wormwood with his food and drink to make them less pleasant to the taste and to mortify his sense of taste.