Fr. Vincent Lebbe on His Death Bed

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Date

June 24, 1940

Description

Fr. Vincent Lebbe on his death bed in the house of Ma Ma Shu-dzen. Kneeling: Miss Chang Ju-lin, vice president of Catholic Action Women Chongqing; Mr Ma of the Yishibao in Chongqing; Brother Alexandre Cao Lishan 曹立珊, the successor of Father Lebbe as Superior General of the Little Brothers of St. John the Baptist. Standing: a nurse from the central hospital of Chongqing where he was last treated; Mr. Wang Pi-fu, president of the Youth Catholic Action of Nanjing; Father Joseph Brun, MEP, procurator for the Vicariate of Chongqing; Jean Ma Shu-dzen (Ma Shouzheng 馬壽徵), house owner, received financial help from Lebbe while studying in Gembloux (Belgium); [unknown]; Vincent Wang Yusan 王育三, former assistant of Father Lebbe in his ministry to Chinese students in Europe; Father Jean Niu 牛, president of Catholic Action in China and Yishibao editor.

Date Digitized

2017-01-15

Document Type

Image

File Name

G5.2_008a

Format

Black and white photograph

Location

Chungking (Chongqing)

Preferred Citation

Fr. Vincent Lebbe on his death bed. June 24, 1940. Société des Auxiliaires des Missions (SAM) China Photograph Collection, Whitworth University Library, Spokane.

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