Sylvain Pouvrear, curé de Bidart, en 1642

Prouvrea follows François Fouquet to Bayonne where was to be ordained in 1639, just after which a considerable interest on him is aroused in Basque cultural and linguistic circles, and he therefore has himself named Priest of Bidart in 1642. Once he settled there, he began to study the Basque language, later editing some translations