He served as a priest in the leper colony for 16 years before he succumbed to the disease. You can find out the details at the paper dali etsy shop. Molokai one of the beautiful hawaiian islands, but in the late nineteenth century, a name synonymous with a desolate leper colony. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Growing up on the farm, jozef was prepared to take over for his family, but he did not want the responsibility. Charles warren stoddards diary of a visit to molokai in 1884, with a letter from father damien to his brother in 1873. Gavan daws did a great job describing father damien, his negative as well his positive attributes. This is a wonderful book for anyone who is curious about father damien of molokai. I agree with blbl and deb, brennerts honolulu is not very good, but i read it all for the history. The true story of the nineteenth century priest who volunteered to go to the island of molokai, to console and care for the lepers.
By the time he died at the age of 49, people all over the world knew about this disease because of him. He died april 15th 1889 a long way from home on molokai in hawaii. He was recognized for his ministry, which he led from 1873. This paper doll now appears in the saints coloring book, vol. I hope youll enjoy some more of the good books on the tq list as well as moloka i. Mega provides free cloud storage with convenient and powerful alwayson privacy. It is comprehensive, nonreligious, well written, and well structured. In celebration of tomorrows canonization of blessed damien of molokai, ive drawn up a.
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