Father Damien
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Hawaii celebrates new saint, return of relic...1936 after being exhumed from his original Kalaupapa grave. Another relic, Damien's right hand, was returned to Hawaii and reburied in Kalaupapa after he was beatified in 1995. Church leaders picked Damien's right hand to bring back because... In this article: Father Damien, Hawaii, Linda Lingle, Honolulu, Catholic Church, Lane Akiona, Leprosy, Hawaiian Kingdom, and Episcopal Church |
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Miami Herald - Nation | November 01, 2009
Hawaii celebrates canonization of first saint
...Mormon and United Church of Christ denominations participated in the interfaith celebration. The Vatican made Damien a saint last month. He's revered for selflessly caring for Hawaii's leprosy patients in the 19th century. Join the...
In this article: Hawaii, Leprosy, Honolulu, The Vatican, United Church of Christ, St. Peter, The Miami Herald, and Kalaupapa
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Honolulu Star Bulletin | November 02, 2009
A royal salute to a saint
...of the sick and needy." Scott Whiting of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recalled Damien's writings that mentioned Mormon elder Jonathan Napela as his "yoke mate" in caring for the afflicted people. "He fostered a true spirit...
In this article: Hawaii, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Godfried Danneels
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Honolulu Advertiser | 5 days ago
Prayers, lei honor Hawaii's saint in Washington, D.C.
...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 the priesthood...
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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... Diocese of Honolulu and of Hawaii, Father Damien Day is celebrated statewide on ... Portrait of Father Damien, attributed to Edward Clifford, 1868, Honolulu ...
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Father Damien of Kalaupapa
During Father Damien's years at Kalawao, others came to help. ... Father Damien had lived in Kalawao 12 years when it was confirmed that he had ...
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Saint Damien of Molokai (born Jan. 3, 1840, Tremelo, Belg. — died April 15, 1889, Molokai, Hawaii; canonized Oct ... and of Hawaii, Father Damien Day is ...
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HAWAII Magazine is for readers who love the Islands -- but don't necessarily ... Hawaii celebrates its first official Catholic saint, Father Damien de Veuster, ...
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Hawaii residents are in Vatican City for the Canonization of Father Damien. ... In just over 24 hours, Hawaii's Father Damien will be officially made a saint by ...
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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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