Damien de Veuster SSCC - Leper Priest of Molokai (1840-89)

Fr. Damien, born 1840 in Tremeloo, Belgium. He joined the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts volunteering for the mission to the Hawaiian Islands. In 1873 he went to work as a priest in a leper colony on the island of Molokai. He died from leprosy in 1889 aged 49. The testimony of the life he lived among the lepers of Molokai led to an intensive study of Hansens disease, eventually leading to a cure. Pope John Paul II beatified Damien in 1995. He was named a saint on Oct 11th 2009.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Canonization of Father Damien

On Saturday February 21st, at 11am, the members of the General Government of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts have received invitations to be present at the Vatican Consistory when the Pope will announce the dates of the next canonizations. Our expectation is that the date of Damien's canonisation will be announced at this consistory.
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Fr John AbbertonFebruary 13, 2009 at 5:24 PM
This is good news. Like many others, I would very much like to be present at the canonization, for someone who has been an inspiration since my boyhood.
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