Father Damien and the Bells

by Arthur and Elizabeth Sheehan

Overview

This 25th volume in the acclaimed Vision Books series of saints' lives for youth 9-15 years old is the story of the saintly Fr. Damien, who in 1872 went to the island of Molokai, where lepers had been exiled to live in miserable surroundings. Damien earned the trust of the lepers, and his appeals for help resonated throughout the world. He spent his life caring for all the needs of the outcast lepers, and even after Damien himself contracted leprosy he carried on working for his "fellow lepers" to the end. Illustrated

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781586170332
Publisher:	Ignatius Press
Publication date:	06/09/2004
Series:	Vision Books
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	9 - 15 Years