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Molokai: The Story of Father Damien is a 1999 biographical film of Father Damien, a Belgian priest working at the Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. It was directed by Paul Cox.
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), born Jozef De Veuster, was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a missionary religious institute.
Mar 17, 1999 · Molokai: Directed by Paul Cox. With David Wenham, Kate Ceberano, Jan Decleir, Chris Haywood. The true story of the nineteenth century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.
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- Biography, Drama
- Paul Cox
- 1999-03-17
Feb 18, 2021 · The touching story of Father Damien, who went to the island of Molokai to minister to the lepers who had been exiled there. Director: Paul Cox Writers: John Briley, Hilde Eynikel (book) Stars...
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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.
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Aug 19, 2013 · To alleviate their fate, Father Damien was the first priest to go to Molokai. His bishop's last words were that "he must not touch anyone." Little by little, Damien earned the trust of the lepers, and eventually, his appeals for nuns and supplies resonated throughout the world, much to the displeasure of his superiors.
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May 24, 2017 · Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes. Availability: Limited + Show. To deal with the leprosy problem in the Hawaiian Islands in 1872, sufferers were relentlessly exiled to Molokai, a barren isle off the coast. There they lived in miserable surroundings, abandoned by the outside world, in their labor colony.
