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Makogai
Makogai (pronounced ) is an island belonging to Fiji's Lomaiviti Archipelago. Covering an area of , it is situated at 17.26° South and 178.58° East. It has a maximum altitude of . Makogai is visible from Ovalau. The beach forest, cycad dominated, and coastal/marine ecosystem of the island and its surrounding reef contribute to its national significance as outlined in Fiji's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. The island used to house a leper colony owned by the colonial government of Fiji with the help of the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary. The number of patients grew from 40 when the leprosarium opened in 1911 to 700 in 1950. They were nursed by Catholic sisters. Mother Mary Agnes was the superior of the lepers colony from 1916 until 1950. Patients were coming from all the British colonies of the Pacific as well as from the various territories of the Dominion of New Zealand after 1922. Patients who were not residing at the hospital were living in villages org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Agnes Briand
Marie Louise Françoise Briand, in religion Mother Mary Agnes (March 22, 1870, in La Prénessaye – March 17, 1955, on the island of Makogai in Fiji) was a French Catholicism, Catholic nun, Society of Mary (Marists), Marist missionary in Fiji, . She was regional superior for the Fiji Islands of the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary from 1908 to 1946. Devoted to lepers in the Pacific islands, Pacific, she was the director of the Makogai leper colony from 1916 to 1950, one of the largest in the world. She was awarded with the Legion of Honour, Order of the Legion of Honor and the Order of the British Empire. Life Marie Briand was born on March 22, 1870, in the hamlet of La Hautière in the municipality of La Prénessaye, in the Côtes-d´Armor. Her father was the coachman of Ernest Carré-Kerisouet, master of the Forges du Vaublanc, in Plémet. In 1877, the Briand family moved to Vaublanc in Plémet. Her father left service in 1881 at the age of 55 and the family left Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
