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French postcard with image of a blind woman with leprosy. She was cared for by the Mission of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, located on Molokai, Hawaii.
On the reverse are list of publications that can be bought in support of the Mission
Front photo dates to c.1900, back text to 1940s.
MISSIONS DE LA CONGRÉGATION DES SACRÉS-COEURS (Rue de Picpus)
Molokai. Lépreuse et aveugle, cette chrétienne, elle aussi, offre ses souffrances pour les âmes
Molokai. Leprous and blind, this Christian also offers her sufferings up for souls
Some staining on back.
Father Damien (Jozef “Joseph” De Veuster, 1840–1889) was a Belgian Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (SS.CC.) who became world‑renowned for his work among people with Hansen’s disease (leprosy) on Molokai, Hawaiʻi. He is the single most important figure associated with the Molokai settlements and is often the reason people mistakenly imagine a “French leper colony” there.
Beatified 1995 and canonized 11 October 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. Patron saint of people with leprosy and those who care for the marginalized. His relics are preserved in Leuven, Belgium, with a relic of his hand at Molokai.
