Father Damien
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Da Kine...834-1000. "Pilgrimage and Exile: Mother Marianne of Molokai" » By: Sister Mary Laurence Hanley, O.S.F. and O.A. Bushnell Father Damien, Jozef De Veuster, was canonized on Oct. 11, 2009, for his work with ostracized leprosy (now called... In this article: Leprosy, Pain and suffering, Christmas Eve, Molokai, Father Damien, United States, Kalaupapa, and Hawaiian Islands |
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Honolulu Advertiser | November 19, 2009
Prayers, lei honor Hawaii's saint in Washington, D.C.
...most in need," said Bishop Larry Silva of the Honolulu Diocese, who attended the prayer and lei ceremony. "Father Damien reminds us to act, to do something." Damien arrived in Hawaii in March 1864 as a missionary, and was ordained into...
In this article: Hawaii, Daniel Inouye, Washington, D.C., Kalaupapa, Leprosy, Daniel Akaka, Molokai, U.S., and Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
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Honolulu Star Bulletin | November 02, 2009
A royal salute to a saint
...told the crowd, "We Belgians cherish our connection to Hawaii" -- a connection rooted in Damien. "It was interesting to see how strongly Father Damien is still in the hearts of the people. It's wonderful to see," Matthysen said at the end...
In this article: Hawaii, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Godfried Danneels
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Kansas City Star | November 01, 2009
Hawaii celebrates canonization of first saint
...2009 09:46 PM Hawaii celebrates canonization of first saint FILE - This Oct. 11, 2009 file photo shows a tapestry depicting Father Damien, born as Joseph De Veuster, hanging from the St. Peter Basilica facade during a canonization...
In this article: Hawaii, United Church of Christ, Leprosy, Massachusetts, Honolulu, Vatican, Cathedral of Our Lady, and Iolani Palace
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A new saint comes home
...marking the Vatican’s canonization of Belgian-born Joseph de Veuster, better known as Father Damien, in Vatican City last month. </p><p> Damien has long been a saint to the people of Hawaii for caring for exiled leprosy patients...
In this article: Kalaupapa, Honolulu, Leprosy, Hawaii, Catholic Church, Vatican City, Hawaiian Kingdom, United Church of Christ, and Mormon church
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San Diego Union-Tribune | October 31, 2009
Hawaii celebrates new saint, return of relic
...of ceremonies and celebrations marking the Vatican's canonization of Belgian-born Joseph de Veuster, or Father Damien, in Rome earlier this month. Damien has long been a saint to the people of Hawaii for caring for exiled leprosy patients in...
In this article: Hawaii, Linda Lingle, Honolulu, Catholic Church, Lane Akiona, Leprosy, Hawaiian Kingdom, Episcopal Church, and United Church of Christ
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USATODAY.com | October 11, 2009
Hawaii's Father Damien canonized
...Jobs Real Estate Online Degrees Business Opportunities Shopping Pilgrims from Hawaii attend the canonization ceremony for Father Damien on Sunday, outside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Also newly identified by the Vatican as...
In this article: Hawaii, Leprosy, Barack Obama, Kalaupapa, Vatican City, Roman Catholic Church, AIDS, and Pope Benedict XVI
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Blessed Damien de Veuster (January 3, 1840 – April 15, 1889), born Jozef de Veuster and also known as Blessed Damien of Molokai (in Dutch, Damiaan), was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a missionary religious order. It was announced on July 3, 2008, that Damien is to be canonized by the Catholic Church in 2009 by authority of Pope Benedict XVI.
Father Damien is known for his ministering of people with what was then widely known as leprosy, who had been placed under a government-sanctioned medical quarantine, on the island of Molokai in the Kingdom of Hawaii. He eventually contracted the disease himself, and is widely considered a "martyr of charity". In the Roman Catholic and Anglican traditions, as well as other denominations of Christianity, Damien is considered the spiritual patron for Hansen's Disease, HIV and AIDS patients as well as outcasts. As the patron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu and of Hawaii, Father Damien Day is celebrated statewide on April 15. Upon his beatification by Pope John Paul II in Rome on June 4, 1995, Blessed Damien was granted a memorial feast day, which is celebrated on May 10.
Several memorials have been made to Damien worldwide. The Father Damien Statue honors the priest in bronze at the United States Capitol while a full size replica stands in front of the Hawaii State Capitol. In 2005, Damien was honored with the title of De Grootste Belg, chosen as The Greatest Belgian throughout Belgian history in polling conducted by the Flemish public broadcasting service, VRT.
- Birth Date:
- January 03, 1840
- Birthplace:
- Tremelo, Belgium
- Death Date:
- April 15, 1889
- Place of Death:
- Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii
- Feast Day:
- May 10 (universal); April 15 (in Hawaii)
- Major Shrine:
- Leuven, Belgium (bodily relics); Maui, Hawaii (relics of his hand)
- Venerated In:
- Roman Catholic Church; Anglican Communion; individual Lutheran Churches
- Beatified:
- June 04, 1995
- At:
- Rome
- Title:
- Confessor; Leper Priest; Greatest Belgian
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