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.

Tough wood reflective of Damien’s ‘strong’ nature

Kalaupapa hula for Saint Marianne Cope

Saint Damien of Molokai

Kalaupapa, Molokai: Place of exile becomes symbol of strength

World Leprosy Day ~ 27th January 2013

Church supports World Leprosy Day - Jan 27th

Visiting Molokai’s Kalaupapa Takes on Added Meaning

Resolution introduced honoring Saint Marianne Cope

A Saint for Central New York

Homily for Saint Marianne Cope Post-Canonization Celebration, Kalaupapa

Kalaupapa Tribute to the “Rising Star” – St. Marianne Cope

Kalaupapa Tribute to the “Rising Star” – St. Marianne Cope

In Hawaii, a meaningful reunion for Fairhaven parishioners

Relic of St. Marianne Cope visits island

Saint ‘Said Yes’ When Hawaii’s Sick Needed Her

Sr. Mary Irene on Background of St. Marianne Cope's Statue at St. Joseph...

Mother Marianne Cope, editing and producing "A Saint for CNY"

Why Are So Many People Still Suffering From Leprosy?

This must be the first photograph of two saints together...

Mother Marianne Cope Becomes an American Saint

Mother Of Outcasts' To Be A Saint For Leprosy Work

Saints Canonised by Pope Benedict