of Guelph, where he
built himself a hermitage and chapel of stone. Here he lived
about two years and also made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, but
returned to his hermitage. On the Island he was much visited by
sick people, who believed he had the power of curing their ailments.
He is said to have cured many. During the year 1852 he left
the island and went to Gethsemalai. Ky., where he became a
Trappist in that celebrated Monastery. He spent the rest of his
long life under the rule of that strictest of Orders, and finally died
in the odor of sanctity, as the Very Rev. Abbot reports, Feb. 22,
1879.
Father Sanderl was born at Malgersdorf,
Diocese of Passau, Bavaria, in the- year 1800, joined the Redemptorists
at Vienna, Austria, Nov., 1832. He had been ordained priest May
28, 1835. After having been at Baltimore he came to Toronto, from
where he was directed to take charge of the missions of the County of
Waterloo,.etc.
While in Berlin he is said to have fallen
and broken his leg. He found hospitality and care at Mr.
Rebscher's home till he was able to use his nether limb again.
One might wonder whether there was then not a Catholic who would
be charitable enough to give shelter to the disabled priest.
Father Sanderl certainly was a learned
man and very zealous in the ministry. But there must have been
something lacking in his judgment and method of dealing with people.
At St. Clement's he also seems to have had some disagreement,
when he quit attending there. When he left Waterloo County there
was no priest to serve it with the exceptioia of Father Schneider's
short return from March 30, 1847 to June 15, 1847.
On June 15, 1847, the Jesuits came into
the County and brought new life and vigor into the affairs of the
county and far beyond.