He was converted to Christianity through reading the books of Johann Michael von Sailer, bishop of Regensburg, and was baptized in 1812 by the Benedictine abbot of Emaus, near Prague.
S-a convertit la creștinism după ce a citit cărțile lui Johann Michael von Sailer, bishop of Regensburg, și a fost baptizat în 1812 de abotul benedictin Emaus, lângă Praga.