Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne

Father Ratisbonne in 1865
Bust of Marie Alphonse Ratisbonne at Ratisbonne Monastery, Jerusalem

Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, NDS (1 May 1814, Strasbourg, Alsace, France – 6 May 1884, Ein Karem, Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire) was a French Jew who converted to Christianity and became a Jesuit priest and missionary. He later was a co-founder of the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion, a religious congregation dedicated to the conversion of Jews to the Christian faith.[1]

  1. ^ Harrison, Carol E. (2020-03-01). "Conversion in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: Alphonse Ratisbonne in Rome and Paris". The Journal of Modern History. 92 (1): 116–144. doi:10.1086/707374. ISSN 0022-2801. S2CID 212920068.