He received a doctorate in theology and taught it in
Paris. He was king's almoner from 1408 onwards and served as chancellor in
Jean de Gerson's absence. In 1409 he became a canon of
Notre Dame Cathedral. He was elected bishop of Paris in 1420 but was forced to leave the bishopric and hide at
abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés after displeasing
Henry V of England, then master of the city. In 1422-23 he was transferred to the bishopric of Geneva, which he held until his death. Courtecuisse was a prolific writer, leaving sermons in Latin and French, several theological works and a treatise entitled
On Faith and the Church (
Tractatus de fide et Ecclesia, Romano pontifice et concilii generali). The
Bibliothèque de Genève has a manuscript translation by him of
Formula vitæ honestæ; De quattuor virtutibus by
Martin of Braga, entitled
Le livre Senecque des quatre vertus cardinalz. ==References==