St. Damien of Molokai: Apostle of the Exiled

by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, Matthew E. Bunson

Book Overview

Saint Damien of Molokai is the riveting account of how a humble Congregation of the Sacred Hearts priest found a vocation in caring for lepers that led him to his canonization in October 2009.

Hawaii normally brings idyllic scenes of blue skies and white beaches to mind. But Hell invaded Paradise when the incurable disease leprosy was discovered there. An 1865 law segregated lepers by forcibly exiling individuals--even children--to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592766102
• ISBN13: 9781592766109
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.8"