Franz Hermann Glandorf

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]