diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 1cd0196..43be39c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
         "assoconnect/php-quality-config": "^1.1"
     },
     "require": {
-        "php": "^7.4|^8.0"
+        "php": "^7.4|^8.0",
+        "ext-intl": "*",
+        "thecodingmachine/safe": "^1.3|^2.0"
     },
     "config": {
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/src/AbsoluteDate.php b/src/AbsoluteDate.php
index 8aa6ed5..93f1f4a 100644
--- a/src/AbsoluteDate.php
+++ b/src/AbsoluteDate.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class AbsoluteDate
 
     /**
      * AbsoluteDate constructor from a date as string
-     * Use createInTimezone method if you have a DateTime object or your format includes the hour part
+     * Use createInTimezone method if you have a DateTime instance or your format includes the hour part
      *
      * @param string $date Date as string
      * @param string $format Format to parse the provided date
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ private function getDateTimeFromFormatAndTimezone(string $format, \DateTimeZone
     }
 
     /**
-     * Checks whether the value represented by this object equals to the other.
+     * Checks whether the date represented by this instance equals to the other.
      */
     public function equalsTo(self $other): bool
     {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public function isBeforeOrEqualTo(self $other): bool
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns whether this instant is after another.
+     * Returns whether this date is after another.
      */
     public function isAfter(self $other): bool
     {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public function isAfter(self $other): bool
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns whether this instant is after or equal to another.
+     * Returns whether this date is after or equal to another.
      */
     public function isAfterOrEqualTo(self $other): bool
     {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public function __toString(): string
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns an AbsoluteDate object
+     * Returns an AbsoluteDate instance
      *
      * @param \DateTimeZone $timezone Timezone to use to get the right date
      * @param \DateTimeInterface|null $datetime Point in time to find the date from
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public static function createInTimezone(\DateTimeZone $timezone, \DateTimeInterf
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns an AbsoluteDate object from a relative format in a given timezone
+     * Returns an AbsoluteDate instance from a relative format in a given timezone
      *
      * @param string $relative Relative format to use
      * @param ?\DateTimeZone $timezone Timezone to use to get the right date
diff --git a/src/Exception/UnknownPatternException.php b/src/Exception/UnknownPatternException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c879d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Exception/UnknownPatternException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace AssoConnect\PHPDate\Exception;
+
+class UnknownPatternException extends \UnexpectedValueException
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/LocalizedStringParser.php b/src/LocalizedStringParser.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bc3820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/LocalizedStringParser.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace AssoConnect\PHPDate;
+
+use AssoConnect\PHPDate\Exception\UnknownPatternException;
+use IntlDateFormatter;
+
+class LocalizedStringParser
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns an AbsoluteDate instance from a formatted string like 9/1/23 for September, 1st 2023 in the USA
+     * @param string $date Formatted date
+     * @param string $locale Locale used to format the date (both en-US & en_US patterns are supported)
+     */
+    public function create(string $date, string $locale): AbsoluteDate
+    {
+        // ⚠️ IntlDateFormatter & DateTimeInterface don't use the same patterns
+        $parts = \Safe\array_combine(
+            explode('/', $this->getPatternFromLocale($locale)), // IntlDateFormatter pattern
+            explode('/', $date)
+        );
+        $orderedDateParts = ['', '', ''];
+        $patternParts = ['', '', '']; // DateTimeInterface pattern
+        foreach ($parts as $pattern => $value) {
+            switch ($pattern) {
+                case 'd': // Day without leading 0
+                case 'dd': // Day with leading 0
+                    $orderedDateParts[2] = str_pad($value, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
+                    $patternParts[2] = 'd';
+                    break;
+                case 'M': // Month without leading 0
+                case 'MM': // Month with leading 0
+                    $orderedDateParts[1] = str_pad($value, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
+                    $patternParts[1] = 'm';
+                    break;
+                case 'y': // Year on 4 digits
+                case 'yy': // Year on 2 digits
+                case 'yyyy': // Year on 4 digits
+                    $orderedDateParts[0] = $value;
+                    $patternParts[0] = (2 === strlen($value)) ? 'y' : 'Y';
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new UnknownPatternException($pattern);
+            }
+        }
+        return new AbsoluteDate(
+            implode('-', $orderedDateParts),
+            implode('-', $patternParts)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getPatternFromLocale(string $locale): string
+    {
+        return (new IntlDateFormatter(
+            $locale,
+            IntlDateFormatter::SHORT,
+            IntlDateFormatter::NONE,
+        ))->getPattern();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/LocalizedStringParserTest.php b/tests/LocalizedStringParserTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fac2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/LocalizedStringParserTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace AssoConnect\PHPDate\Tests;
+
+use AssoConnect\PHPDate\LocalizedStringParser;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class LocalizedStringParserTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /** @dataProvider provideStringsAndLocales */
+    public function testCreateFromLocaleWorks(string $formattedDate, string $locale, string $date): void
+    {
+        $parser = new LocalizedStringParser();
+        self::assertSame($date, $parser->create($formattedDate, $locale)->format());
+    }
+
+    /** @return array{string, string, string}[] */
+    public function provideStringsAndLocales(): iterable
+    {
+        yield ['09/01/2023', 'en_US', '2023-09-01'];
+        yield ['9/1/2023', 'en_US', '2023-09-01'];
+        yield ['9/1/23', 'en_US', '2023-09-01'];
+
+        yield ['09/01/2023', 'fr_FR', '2023-01-09'];
+        yield ['9/1/2023', 'fr_FR', '2023-01-09'];
+        yield ['9/1/23', 'fr_FR', '2023-01-09'];
+    }
+}