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.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

11 of the 21 Patients to Travel to Rome

11 of the 21 remaining patients at Kalaupapa, Molokai will travel to Rome for the canonisation of Fr. Damien on October 11th. See the Hawaii KGMG 9 report below.

A video of 8 Fr. Damien Boy scouts travelling to Rome for the canonisation can be seen HERE courtesy of the NCRegister.

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

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

11 of the 21 Patients to Travel to Rome

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