Maria Theodor Ratisbonne
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Maria Theodor Ratisbonne (Strasbourg, 1802–1884, Paris) was a Catholic priest, preacher, and writer and the brother of Maria Alphonse Ratisbonne. Converted from Judaism, he embraced Catholicism in 1826, and was ordained in 1830. He became Director of the Arch-confraternity of Christian Mothers. He obtained permission from Pope Gregory XVI to work as a missionary around Jerusalem. Established the Order of Our Lady of Sion for the Christian education of Jewish boys and girls. He wrote a biography of Saint Bernard, a Manual for Christian Mothers, and Meditations of Saint Bernard.
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