Molokai
Molokai
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Summary
The story of Damien De Veuster, a nineteenth century Belgian priest who was sent as a missionary to Hawaii. It has been translated into English from Dutch and recounts how De Veuster became involved with the members of a leper colony, tried to improve their lives, angered his church in doing so and then died of leprosy himself.
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Molokai by Hilde Eynikel
Damien De Veuster (1849 - 1889) was an extraordinary man, determined to go into missionary work before he was barely ordained in the Picpus order. He fought to get on the mission to Hawaii where he was obsessed with improving the lives of the lepers, arousing intense hatred from his church authorities who felt that he was breaking too many taboos. He worked on the island of Molokai - a place where lepers were sent with no medical assistance. Father Damien changed all this - he helped build a pipeline to bring fresh water to their village, asked the government to send more food and clothes to Molokai, built hospitals and taught people to read and write. He died of leprosy, but has continued to fascinate because of his compassion and perseverance in the midst of conflict.
Hilde Eynikel is a very prominent Belgian journalist and writer with regular appearances on TV and radio. She has had many books published in Dutch.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780340714195 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340714190 |
| Title | Molokai |
| Author | Hilde Eynikel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton General Division |
| Year published | 2000-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |