Franz Hermann Glandorf
Franz Hermann Glandorf was a Jesuit missionary to New Spain.
Biography[edit]
Glandorf was born in Osnabrück, Germany on October 28, 1689.[1][2] Upon arriving in Mexico, he spent some time at Mission Nombre de Jesús Carichí, where he learned the Tarahumara language from fellow Jesuit missionary Joseph Neumann.[1] He was then assigned to Mission Purísima Concepción de Tomochi, where he served as a missionary to the Tarahumara for more than forty years.[1][3]
Glandorf, who was afraid of horses and unable to ride due to a hernia, traveled through New Spain exclusively on foot.[1] His shoes, along with his ossuary, have been preserved as relics by later Jesuits.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Lister, Florence Cline (1966). Chihuahua; storehouse of storms. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 47–48. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Spillmann, Joseph (1895). In der neuen Welt: ein Buch mit vielen Bildern für die Jugend (in German). Herdersche Verlagshandlung. p. 67. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b Bayne, Brandon (26 October 2021). Missions Begin with Blood: Suffering and Salvation in the Borderlands of New Spain. Fordham University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8232-9421-3.