{"product_id":"c-1940-usa-hawaii-french-postcard-christian-leper-colony-molokai","title":"c. 1940 USA Hawaii french postcard Christian leper colony Molokai","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eFrench 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eOn the reverse are list of publications that can be bought in support of the Mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eFront photo dates to c.1900, back text to 1940s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(49, 98, 170);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eMISSIONS DE LA CONGRÉGATION DES SACRÉS-COEURS (Rue de Picpus)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(66, 117, 194);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eMolokai. Lépreuse et aveugle, cette chrétienne, elle aussi, offre ses souffrances pour les âmes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eMolokai. Leprous and blind, this Christian also offers her sufferings up for souls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eSome staining on back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eFather Damien (Jozef “Joseph” De Veuster, 1840–1889)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e was a Belgian Catholic priest of the Congregation of the \u003cstrong\u003eSacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary\u003c\/strong\u003e (SS.CC.) who became world‑renowned for his work among people with Hansen’s disease (leprosy) on \u003cstrong\u003eMolokai, Hawai\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eʻ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeatified 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592135348470,"sku":"CA-5861","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_4466rsz.jpg?v=1778376814","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/c-1940-usa-hawaii-french-postcard-christian-leper-colony-molokai","provider":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}