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Christena Dowsett

Christena Dowsett

Father Florian gives an afternoon service in Illeret, Kenya. He took his vows at St. Ottilien Archabbey, where he adopted the Benedictines' unofficial motto, “Ora et Labora” — “Pray and Work.” This has become his mantra for his time with Kenya's ethnic Daasanach community, one of the smallest tribes in Kenya. (Christena Dowsett/The GroundTruth Project)
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Father Florian, the Benedictine monk who was a prince

Father Florian was born Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria in 1957 and he says despite his royal heritage, he...

Jan 04, 2018
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