Blessed Kaspar Stanggassinger C.Ss.R (January 12, 1871 - September 26, 1899) born in 1871 in Berchtesgaden, in southern Germany, the second of 16 children. His father was a farmer who also owned a stone quarry. From a young age, he announced that he would be a priest. He first attended a high school seminary in Freising. In 1890, he entered the major seminary of the diocese of Munich-Freising. On April 2, 1892, he received the tonsure minor orders. That summer, he went on pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady at Altőtting, in southern Germany. There he experienced a strong urge to join the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, the Redemptorists.
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