From 1913 to 1930, special aluminum (later copper-nickel) coins were minted in Manila for use in the Culion leper colony of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands (then under the United States). (wikipedia.org)
In 1942, during the Japanese occupation of World War II, emergency paper money was also issued inside the Culion colony. (wikipedia.org)
Disinfect Before Handling: The Story of Culion Leper Colony and Its Coinage" (PDF). (wikipedia.org)
The Jesuits arrived in Culion in 1906 when the American Commonwealth Government established the island of Culion as a leper colony. (edu.ph)
Later, during the American colonial period, Culion was home to a leper colony. (tikigo.com)
Culion remains a remote place compared to the most touristy places in Palawan. (tikigo.com)
Leprosy4
Leper colony money was special money (scrip or vouchers) which circulated only in leper colonies (sanatoriums for people with leprosy) due to the fear that money could carry leprosy and infect other people. (wikipedia.org)
The original reason for leper colony money was the prevention of leprosy in healthy persons. (wikipedia.org)
In 1938, Dr. Gordon Alexander Ryrie in Malaysia proved that the paper money was not contaminated with leprosy bacteria, and all the leper colony banknotes were burned in that country. (wikipedia.org)
Instead of the existing asylums and colonies they now needed to build many new hospitals to treat these leprosy patients. (lauriebaker.net)
Molokai2
Andrew was incarcerated at the Leper Colony located in the remote nothern peninsula of Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii. (thomaslindahlrobinson.com)
Saint Marianne Cope - She, along with 6 others sisters, moved to the remote Hawaiian leper colony of Molokai, along with Saint Damien of Moloka'i to care for the outcast and dying lepers there. (franciscanmissionaries.com)
Spinalonga2
the Knossos is the most famous sight on the island, but the former leper colony of Spinalonga is also intriguing. (beautifulholidays.com.au)
A boat trip from the exclusive Elonda or the fishing village of Plaka takes you to the unusual island of Spinalonga - now long abandoned but originally a leper colony until 1957. (travelawaits.com)
Hansen's1
Hike to the sweeping cliffside at Kalaupapa National Park to see the remote site of the leper colony below, where hundreds of souls suffering from Hansen's disease were once sent to live out their lives. (cruiseandtravellifestyles.com)
Hospitals3
They were known as lazarettos due to the Order of Saint Lazarus and his patron saint: protector of hospitals and lepers. (wikipedia.org)
It is from this context that the so-called colony hospitals emerged. (bvsalud.org)
The focus at the time was to build leprosarium facilities (colony hospitals). (bvsalud.org)
Damien1
Damien did more than pray for the lepers. (pjmedia.com)
Bacteria1
and how if one is unlucky enough to contract the bacteria that slowly breaks down the nervous system and skin, one is shunted off to a leper colony to live out the rest of one's days in the company of other infected people. (cvltnation.com)
Tourists2
The Fourni Islands used to attract pirates wishing to hide in a remote location - now they attract tourists keen to enjoy some of Greece's most peaceful and beautiful islands. (beautifulholidays.com.au)
a beautiful and remote region rarely seen by tourists. (hetal-holidays.com)
Island5
After the establishment of the island as a leper colony during the American occupation in the early 20th century, the Tagbanwa were forced to settle in remote islands with limited access to social welfare. (edu.ph)
Many boat drivers will take you to Bwama & Njuyeera islands (Sharp's Islands), where British missionary Dr Leonard Sharp founded a leper colony and settled in 1921 (there are two schools on the island now) and nearly all Njuyeera's history was stripped when it was converted into a (not recommended) hotel. (trailblazer.co.ug)
Kalaupapa National Historical Park is the most popular attraction on the island, which once operated as a lepers colony. (emozzy.com)
The remote beach of Elafonisi in the southwest corner of the island, with its shades of pastel-pink sand and azure waters will make you feel like you're in the Caribbean. (travelawaits.com)
Take part in a traditional Fijian ceremony at Makogai Island and walking tour of the old leper colony, closed to lepers since mid last century. (hetal-holidays.com)
People2
Damien's "colonizing" involved ministering to people who were so loathed by society that they were ostracized and sent to live in remote places in colonies where they were to fall apart and die. (pjmedia.com)
For most of human history, people referred to as "lepers" were considered a threat to healthy individuals and, therefore, were segregated and isolated from life in society (Botero-Jaramillo, Padilla-Pinzón, Beltrán-Serrano, & Ossa-Trujillo, 2017). (bvsalud.org)
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From off-the-beaten-path national and state parks to charming towns and remote beaches, here are 25 of the best hidden gems and underrated vacation spots in the US that you should visit in 2023. (myglobalviewpoint.com)
Disease2
Most missionaries avoided administering to lepers for fear of contracting the disease themselves. (pjmedia.com)
Eventually, he also became a leper and died at age 49 of the disease. (pjmedia.com)
Places1
A magical place, especially with a morning mist rising off the placid waters, it has supplanted the Ssese Islands as the place for travelers to chill out on their way through Uganda, and has a selection of gorgeously remote and bucolic places to stay on distant islands, where you've only the birds for company. (trailblazer.co.ug)
Though the ultimate purpose of the trip was to see Guevara and a friend arrive at the site of a Peruvian leper colony in the far north to provide volunteer medical care, the actual trip exposed Guevara to the cruel conditions many impoverished peoples across the continent faced. (thecasualgeekery.com)
Society3
The village was started as leper colony to keep lepers segregated from the rest of society. (auburn.edu)
Since the lepers were forcibly segregated from mainstream society, the Jesuits then were missioned to provide pastoral care and to attend to various needs of the leper patients and their families. (edu.ph)
In some countries, leper colonies continue to exist where sufferers are ostracised from society, often with adverse impact on their mental health. (theafricanmirror.africa)
Brazil2
This study aimed to analyze the social representations of residents of a colony hospital (CH), in the northeast of Brazil, about the institution itself. (bvsalud.org)
The colony hospital (CH) addressed in this study, located in the northeast of Brazil, was built in a remote area of the city to isolate and treat patients. (bvsalud.org)
Area1
The northside of Cork City was a remote and wooded area in those days. (weebly.com)
Reason1
For this reason, most of the internees living in these colonies had been taken to isolation against their will, often through the use of police force. (bvsalud.org)
Live in remote1
They live in remote areas in the municipality, most of which can only be reached by boat. (edu.ph)
American1
Situated far off from the North American continent's mainland, Hawaii is one of the US states with an incredibly remote position in the central Pacific Ocean. (emozzy.com)
Include1
These include communities in remote, rural areas, urban slums or conflict zones. (theafricanmirror.africa)
Facilities1
These confinement centers were erected in particularly remote areas and had facilities to cover quarantine periods for the sick. (wikipedia.org)
Hospital1
A new hospital was being constructed in the remote village of Nkungi and they needed Floyd's expertise. (auburn.edu)
Stay1
What was supposed to be a temporary job in the remote isolated leper colony in inland china became a four-year stay. (lauriebaker.net)
Islands3
Situated just north of Cuttyhunk in the Elizabeth Islands chain, this wildlife sanctuary offers a day of exploring the remote island's trails, shorelines, and pristine waters, all set against a beautiful backdrop of Buzzards Bay. (savebuzzardsbay.org)
Other visitors may delight in using the ferry network to find remote idylls - and those who own or hire their own boat will enjoy the islands to their fullest potential. (beautifulholidays.com.au)
Her small size allows her to negotiate remote islands, reefs and shallow bays where bigger ships are unable to go, showcasing the real Fiji and giving our passengers a true cultural experience. (hetal-holidays.com)
Social1
The results indicated the centrality of justifying function of social representations, showing explanations for staying in the Colony, even after being cured. (bvsalud.org)
Built1
He also personally dressed residents, dug graves, built coffins, ate food by hand with lepers, shared pipes with them, and lived with the lepers as equals. (pjmedia.com)
Life1
The Leper Steve Thayer, F THA - World War I veteran John Eric Severson is torn from the life and woman he loves and confined to a remote leper's colony. (sewickleylibrary.org)
Rural1
In a different part of Kordiabe, some residents of the remote, rural town share drinking water from this muddy waterhole with cattle and other animals. (wypr.org)