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A view of two graves, with a cruciform design, linked by a raised ledger stone

The graves of Fr Beckett and Fr Douglas.

Beckett and Douglas were original members of the Society of St Augustine. Beckett is reputed to have been a very keen gardener and planted many trees on the mission.

Undated.

SSM Photos, Box 4

Four members of Mothaka oa Bahlanka ba Krestu, standing outside in front of a garden and some houses

Four members of Mothaka oa Bahlanka ba Krestu (The Community of the Servants of Christ).

The order was founded in 1928 for Basotho men who wished to live a vocation in a religious community. Fr Patrick Maekane (d. 1985), the community's first postulant, is in this photograph.

The MBK lived and worked from Modderpoort and were active missionaries. While there was a vision for incorporating members of the MBK into the SSM, they remained segregated

Undated.

SSM Photos, Box 7

A congregation of mainly women, sitting outside a stone chapel building, in front of a large tree

A group of congregants outside the Priory Chapel.

Undated.

SSM Photos, Box 7

A group of clergy and brethren formally seated or standing in front of a vine-covered trellis

A group of SSM clergy, brothers, and novices on the stoep (verandah) of the Priory House.

Dated February 1913.

SSM Photos, Box 7

A group of three clergy standing outside a chapel with a view of the trees and hillside in the background

Three members of the SSM standing below the Priory Chapel.

Undated.

SSM Photos, Box 7

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