Author: Gavan Davis Title: Holy Man: Father Damien of Molokai
Description: Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1973. Softcover. A softcover book in good condition. Light shelf wear to cover edgesand corners. Otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated cover. 293p. A biogrpahy of St. Damien de Veuster, often known as "Damien the Leper" or simply Father Damien. This book follows his ministry to lepers at a remote colony in Kalawao up until his death from leprosy, contracted at the settlement. Father Damien is one of the great saints of the 19th century, so clearly a witness to the Gospel that even the New York Times called for immediate canonization following his death. .
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Price: US$ 10.00 Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd.
- Book number: 123276
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