Alphonse’s Early Years Alphonse Charles Tobias Ratisbonne was born in Strasbourg, France, on 1st May 1814. He was a younger brother of Theodore and the second youngest of ten children. His mother, Adelaide, died after childbirth when he was just four (4) years of age. Playful and sensitive, Alphonse won the hearts of all by … Continue reading ” A JOURNEY FROM ROME TO JERUSALEM”