‘A clubbed skull or a good shipwreck, there is the death for a missionary… but to die a leper should be more precious still…’ : heroic missionary deaths of the 20th century at the Pacific Leprosy Asylum, Makogai Island, Fiji.
- Description:
- Through Bishop Julien Vidal of Suva, Fiji, the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary (SMSM) provided nursing services to leprosy sufferers in the Makogai Island leprosarium, Fiji from its inception in 1911. In a period when the cause of leprosy was known but an effective remedy was not available, Pacific leprosy patients who suffered stigmatisation and rejection by their communities, were f...
- Display date:
- 2016
- Location:
- Fiji
- Format:
- Thesis
- Collections:
- UC Research Repository
- Publisher:
- University of Canterbury
- Content partner:
- University of Canterbury Library
- Availability:
- Not specified
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