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Title
Fr. Gerard A. Donovan at the chapel in Xinbin, China, 1938
Date Created and/or Issued
1938-04
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Maryknoll Mission Archives
Maryknoll Mission Archives, P.O. Box 305, Maryknoll, N.Y. 10545-0305; http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/
archives@maryknoll.org ; http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=1669
http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=17
http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=1917 ; Maryknoll Mission Archives.
Description
This is a photograph of Fr. Gerard Donovan saying mass at the Xinbin Chapel. Present in the church are people of the village kneeling in prayer. The view is toward the altar of the chapel.
Born in Pennsylvania, Fr. Donovan was one of three brothers to come to Maryknoll. He was ordained in 1928 and was assigned to Wuchow, South China. Illness brought him to the United States where he taught latin and mathematics. In 1931 he was assigned to Fushun, Manchuria. In 1937 he was captured in his parish church by bandits. The Japanese officials, Chinese people and the American Consul made every effort to bring about the release of Fr. Donovan. His frozen remains were found about a mile and a half from the town of Huai-Jen. He had been strangled. His body was returned to Maryknoll for burial.
Type
image
Format
Photographic prints, 10.2 x 6.2 cm.
Identifier
impa-m3837 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-MKL-China-005-03-0009
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m3837
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-MKL-China-005-03-0009.jpg
Subject
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
Clergy
Religious activities
Interior views
Time Period
1938-04
Place
China
Xinbin
Source
MKL/China/005/03/0009 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Maryknoll Mission Archives
Photographs of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, Maryknoll, New York, 1912-1945
impa-m338

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