ANDERLEDY, ANTON MARIA. - Jesuit, 23rd general of the Society of Jesus, born at Berisal (Val-
lese) on 3 June 1819, died at Fiesole on 18 Jan. 1892. A pupil of the Jesuits at the college of Briga, he entered the Order in 1838; his frail health and the political conditions of the time compelled him, after various wanderings through different countries, finally to complete his studies at Saint Louis in the United States. After a brief ministry in America, he went to Germany, where he was an effective popular missionary; but his gifts soon destined him for teaching and positions of authority, until in 1870 he was appointed assistant general for Germany and, in 1883, vicar general of Fr. Beckx with the right of succession, which took place in 1887. During the brief period of his office he devoted special attention to the sound formation of his subjects according to the doctrine of St Thomas, and gave fresh and vigorous impetus to the scientific and publishing activities of the Order. If the times brought him grave tribulations, the constant favour of Leo XIII, from whom he obtained in 1886 confirmation of the ancient privileges of the Society, afforded him relief and consolation; and his intense interior spirit, united with an indomitable strength of will, enabled him to overcome every difficulty, despite his increasingly feeble health.