Un siciliano, appartenente a famiglia nobile al servizio del missionariato cattolico nel XIX secolo : Ruggiero Emanuele di San Giuseppe padre Benedettino missionario in Australia nel 1852

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Title
Un siciliano, appartenente a famiglia nobile al servizio del missionariato cattolico nel XIX secolo : Ruggiero Emanuele di San Giuseppe padre Benedettino missionario in Australia nel 1852
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Italian language--Written Italian
Diaries
Catholic Church
Missionaries--Australia--Biography
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Emanuele, Padre Ruggiero
Publisher
Francesco Emanuele
Place of Publication
Turin
Keywords
Italian immigrants
Current holder
CO.AS.IT. Italian Historical Society (IHS), Melbourne
Period of reference 
1851 – 1851
Item number
IHS 994.004 51 EMA
Access rights
Request at location
Language 
Italian
English
Description from source
"This is an extraordinary account of a Sicilian Benedictine priest who was sent to Australia in 1851 to minister to transported convicts. Throughout his stay in Australia, Father Emanuele kept a rigorous diary written in English. So far however, only his opinions on the erroneous nature of restarting English transportion of convicts to Australia has been translated into Italian by a descendant of the Emanuele family and included in this publication. What becomes obvious to the reader is Father Emanuele’s social conscience, stating the best factor for convicts was not punishment but rehabilitation. Reproduced in the book are a few of Father Emanuele’s hand-written pages.

This publication is held in the IHS Collection at the CO.AS. IT. Resource Centre.
Physical format
Books