Alphonse Ratisbonne
Alphonse Ratisbonne , also Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, (* May 1, 1814 in Strasbourg , † May 6, 1884 in En Kerem near Jerusalem ) was the co-founder of the Congregation Notre Dame de Sion for short called Sion Sisters .
Religion had never played a role in his life until he had an apparition of Mary on January 20, 1842 in the church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte in Rome . This experience made him convert to Christianity and he later helped his brother Théodore Ratisbonne to found the order.
Life
Alphonse was born in Strasbourg to a wealthy Jewish banking family. After studying law and literature in Paris , he worked as a lawyer and banker in his uncle's company.
In 1841 Alphonse Ratisbonne was betrothed to the daughter of his eldest brother. The marriage was postponed because the girl was only 16 years old and Alphonse Ratisbonne went on a trip to the Orient. His path also led him to the city of Rome , where more by chance he entered the church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte and saw Mary there in an apparition of light . After this experience, he converted to Christianity with his baptism in a Jesuit church.
On June 20, 1842, he entered the Society of Jesus in Saint-Acheul (district of Amiens ) as a novice . As early as 1843 he supported his brother Théodore Ratisbonne in founding the Congregation of the Sions of Sions. In Saint-Acheul, Alphonse was ordained a priest on September 20, 1847 or 1848. He entered the Jesuit order and worked as a missionary .
Alphonse Ratisbonne entered after a few years with the permission of Pope Pius IX. left the Jesuit order again and became a member of the Brothers of Notre-Dame of Sion , where he campaigned for the conversion of Muslims and Jews with the help of charitable, spiritual and educational means.
In 1855 he moved with the Congregation of the Sisters of Sion to Jerusalem, where in 1856 he had a large monastery built for the sisters on Ecce Homo Arch , which also had a school and an orphanage for girls. Outside the city of Jerusalem, he had the St. Johann orphanage built on a mountain near En Kerem and another church in 1860 . The St. Peter's orphanage, built later near the Jaffa Gate, was intended for boys and had an attached school.
literature
- Karl Mühlek: Alphonse Ratisbonne. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 1387-1388.
- Marie Théodore Renouard de Bussièrre: Alphons Maria Ratisbonne, a new brother in the Lord , Munich and Rome 1926.
- David August Rosenthal : Images of Converts from the 19th Century , Volume 3.1, Schaffhausen 1869.
Web links
- Illustrated website on Alphonse Ratisbonne
- Article on Alphonse Ratisbonne in the Catholic Encyclopedia
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ratisbonne, Alphonse |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ratisbonne, Marie-Alphonse |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French founder of the order |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1884 |
| Place of death | En Kerem near Jerusalem |