Priest Blessing a Patient in the Hospital Ward at Mauthausen

Notes:

A Roman Catholic priest blesses a sick or wounded prisoner in the hospital ward at Mauthausen (he may be offering last rites). The Italians argued that the Austrians provided insufficient medical attention to Italian sick and wounded in prison camps.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Austria, Mauthausen, Medical Care, Hospital Ward, Religion, Art, Allied POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Paolo Modugno, "Dal Sommergibile "Medusa" a Mauthausen," Frosinone, Italy: Claudio Stracca, 1919, 38B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1434