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Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai SSCC or Saint Damien De Veuster (Dutch: Pater Damiaan or Heilige Damiaan van Molokai; 3 January 1840 – 15 April 1889), [2] born Jozef De Veuster, was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, [3] a missionary religious institute.
St. Damien of Molokai (born January 3, 1840, Tremelo, Belgium—died April 15, 1889, Molokai, Hawaii [U.S.]; canonized October 11, 2009; feast day May 10) was a Belgian priest who devoted his life to missionary work among the Hawaiian lepers and became a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Joseph de Veuster was born in rural Belgium, the ...
6 days ago · Father Damien was assigned to the Catholic mission in North Kohala, Hawaii. There, he cared for the hundreds of Catholics scattered throughout that large geographic region. In his ministering to these far-flung faithful, he would carry the church on his back — literally.
Father Damien, also known as Blessed Damien of Molokai (January 3, 1840 – April 15, 1889), was a Roman Catholic missionary priest from Belgium who is most noted for caring and ministering to people with leprosy. He spent much of his life working with lepers in Hawaii, who were forced by government-sanctioned medical segregation to live on the ...
Father Damien was deeply moved by leper children. He struggled to preserve them from the physical and moral corruption of Molokai. Damien's Colony Of Death. At the outset of his mission Damien aimed to restore in each leper a sense of personal worth and dignity.
May 10, 2021 · St. Damien of Molokai was. When Damien saw the lepers of Hawaii torn from their families and banished to quarantine on an island, he chose to follow them, understanding that he might never come back. This is his story. A relic of Saint Damien can be found in the Great Upper Church sacristy. St. Damien is Called to Hawaii
For nine years, Father Damien worked on the Big Island (Hawaii) as a priest, leading an important, and productive life. Damien remained there for 10 years and accomplished a lot in that decade. During the Holy Week of Easter in 1873, he went to Maui to attend a dedication of a new church.
May 10, 2024 · Father Damien of Molokai, a member of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, devoted 16 years to lepers, ultimately dying from the disease. Martyr of charity.
May 10, 2011 · Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai (3 January 1840 – 15 April 1889), was member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. For 16 years he cared for the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of those in the leper colony of Molokaʻi.
Oct 10, 2009 · “Honoring Father Damien” Molokai’s beloved priest dedicated his life to helping many people throughout the Hawaiian Islands. In October 2009, he was officially recognized as Hawaii’s first canonized saint.
