Saint Modeste Andlauer
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
June 19
Born
May 22, 1847
Died
June 19, 1900
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
17 April 1955 by Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Modeste Andlauer, also known as Modeste Andlauer, was born on 22 May 1847 in Rosheim, a town within the diocese of Strasbourg, France. He was the eighth son of Joseph Andlauer, a baker, and Françoise Barbe Bisch. Modeste was baptized on 23 May 1847 at the church of Saints Peter and Paul in Rosheim. As a young man, Modeste pursued his education at the Episcopal College of Saint-Etienne in Strasbourg, France....