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Desmond Donovan, S.J. | 1978 | Zimbabwe

Born in Leeds, Father Desmond Donovan was ordained in 1960 after doing his novitiate at Roehampton. He then taught for five years at Saint Aidan’s College in Grahamstown, South Africa. He served for two years at Harare Mission in Salisbury,…

Christopher Shepherd-Smith, S.J. | 1977 | Zimbabwe

Father Christopher Shepherd-Smith began his missionary life at Saint Paul’s Mission. On February 6, 1977, he planned to leave the mission, but due to a dead battery in his motorcycle, he could not leave as planned and instead decided to stay…

Martin Thomas, S.J. | Zimbabwe | 1977

Father Martin Thomas was born on April 25, 1932 in Sidcup in London, England. He was raised by his family in Wimbledon and attended Wimbledon College. He began his missionary work at Saint Michael’s Mission in Mhondoro, but was transferred…