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Title
Historical reconstitution of the arrival of Fao, an evangelist, on Lifou in 1842 : Fao explaining his religion to the chief's messenger, in front of the church of Chepenehe
Date Created and/or Issued
1966-05-25/1966-06-07
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
102 boulevard Arago - 75014 Paris, France
Défap - Service protestant de mission (Département évangélique français d’action apostolique)
http://www.defap-bibliotheque.fr/
http://www.defap-bibliotheque.fr/contact.html
Description
Historical reconstitution of the arrival of Fao, an evangelist, on Lifou in 1842 : Fao explaining his religion to the chief's messenger, in front of the church of Chepenehe
Fao was the first Polynesian evangelist. He unloaded on Lifou island in 1842. This role is played by Willy Haeweng, Director of the school of Havila.
Comment : Photograph taken during the Assembly of Pacific Conference of Churches in Chepenehe, Lifou, from May 25th till June 7th, 1966.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : black-and-white positive, on paper, 9x12 cm
photographs
Identifier
IMP-DEFAP_NCPP142-12412_2.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-88358
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-DEFAP_NCPP142-12412_2.jpg
Subject
Churches
Show
Haeweng, Willy
Time Period
1966-05-25/1966-06-07
Place
Chepenehe (New-Caledonia)
village
Lifou
Lifou (New Caledonia)
Loyalty Islands
New Caledonia
Oceania
Source
SMEP/NC.PP.142-12412 [File]
Relation
Défap - Service protestant de mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Défap - Service protestant de mission, Paris, ca. 1880-1971

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