Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Hilde Eynikel
334 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0340714190
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 2001
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.