A partir d'entretiens menés pendant les dix dernières années de soeur Yvonne de l'Enfant Jésus, l'auteur retrace la vie et l'engagement de la religieuse, membre de la société des Filles de saint François de Sales, de son arrivée en Inde en 1923 à sa mort en 1994, et son action auprès des lépreux, des personnes handicapées et des aborigènes. ©Electre 2025
Sir Yvonne bai
We had few means, it was very primitive. Sometimes, to take the temperature, we put a pencil under the armpit of the patient. He thought it was a thermometer... We cured many people. We always pat a little Lourdes water in oar medicines. Our founder had brought medals from the Shrine. He told us : « Put a medal in a bottle and always fill the bottle with water ».
So we had our own production of Lourdes water (Laughs) (page 53).
We all know Sister Emmanuelle and Mother Teresa, but certainly haven't we yet heard of Sister Yvonne and her incredible achievements in India... Thanks to Didier Giroud-Piffoz, we can now discover the deeply moving story of this young woman : nurse during the Great War, missionary at the age of 28, hospital builder, 4 wheel driver in the jungle and so much more... Honored by the highest Indian dignitaries, a so well known and loved woman that the Times of India dedicated two entire pages for her 100th birthday.
Paru le : 27/07/2021
Thématique : Questions de société / témoignages Histoire du christianisme, Chrétiens d'Orient
Auteur(s) : Auteur : Didier Giroud-Piffoz
Éditeur(s) :
Ella éditions
Collection(s) : Non précisé.
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-36803-508-5
EAN13 : 9782368035085
Reliure : Broché
Pages : 193
Hauteur: 20.0 cm / Largeur 13.0 cm
Épaisseur: 2.0 cm
Poids: 270 g
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