Why this man could become Zimbabwe's first Catholic saint

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Why Briton John Bradburne could become Zimbabwe's first Catholic saint

John Bradburne had "few possessions, only love" say the leprosy patients he cared for 40 years ago.

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“You’re not safe here, John. You are going to be killed”. The bearded lay missionary with long, straggly hair stopped playing his flute for a moment and then shrugging off the thought, resumed.

A few days later, on 5 September 1979, John Bradburne would be dead. Abducted from his small hut in Mutemwa, north-east Zimbabwe, tortured and shot in the back - accused of being an informer.

The warning had been delivered by Catholic priest Fidelis Mukonori, his friend and driver, as they wound their way through the dusty roads to Mutemwa’s leper colony.

Still studying this story.

So, a leper colony in 1979; do we still have those colonies today? Also, pictures at link.

 

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Hansen’s disease is generally treatable with medications now, but colonies still exist.