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Father Damien
Sign in to saveAlso known as San Damián de Molokai, Father Damien of Molokai, Saint Damien of Molokai, Saint Damien De Veuster, Pater Damiaan, Joseph De Veuster
19th century Belgian Roman Catholic priest and saint (1840–1889)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1840
- Died
- 1889
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Un étrange bonheur
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1840-01-03 ) 3 January 1840, Tremelo , Brabant , Kingdom of Belgium
- Died
- 15 April 1889 (1889-04-15) (aged 49), Kalaupapa , Molokaʻi , Kingdom of Hawaii
- Venerated in
- Roman Catholic Church , Eastern Catholic Churches , some churches of Anglican Communion ; individual Lutheran Churches
- Beatified
- 4 June 1995, Basilica of the Sacred Heart ( Koekelberg ), Brussels , by Pope John Paul II
- Canonized
- 11 October 2009, Vatican City , by Pope Benedict XVI
- Major shrine
- Leuven , Belgium (bodily relics ), Molokaʻi , Hawaii (relics of his hand)
- Feast
- 10 May (Catholic Church; obligatory in Hawaii, option in the rest of the United States);
- Patronage
- People with Leprosy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of death
- Kalaupapa
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Damiaan De Veuster (Armand Thiery).jpg
- Religious order
- Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
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- Commons category
- Father Damien
- date of birth
- 1840-01-03
- date of death
- 1889-04-15
- feast day
- May 10
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- cause of death
- leprosy
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Jozef De Veuster
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- nickname
- Saint Damien of Molokai
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Damien De Veuster, popularly known as Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai (Dutch: Pater Damiaan or Heilige Damiaan van Molokai; born Jozef De Veuster; 3 January 1840 – 15 April 1889), was a Belgian Catholic priest in the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He ministered to a leper colony in Molokaʻi, Kingdom of Hawaii, from 1873 until his death in 1889.
De Veuster taught the Catholic faith to the people of Hawaii. He also cared for patients of leprosy (lepers) and established leaders within the community to build houses, schools, roads, hospitals, and churches. He dressed residents' ulcers, built a reservoir, made coffins, dug graves, shared pipes, and ate poi with them, providing both medical and emotional support.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Father Damien” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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