Saint Damien of Molokaʻi

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Saint Damien of Molokaʻi was a 19th-century Belgian Catholic priest and missionary renowned for his selfless ministry to people with Hansen’s disease (leprosy) in the isolated Kalaupapa settlement on Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi, where he ultimately died of the disease.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
human
missionary
saint
alsoKnownAs Father Damien
Saint Damien of Molokai
birthName Jozef De Veuster
canonizationStatus canonized saint
causeOfDeath Hansen’s disease
leprosy
countryOfBirth Belgium
countryOfCitizenship Belgium
countryOfWork Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
linked to: Kingdom of Hawaii
dateOfBirth 1840-01-03
dateOfDeath 1889-04-15
ethnicGroup Flemish
familyName De Veuster
fieldOfWork medical and social care for people with leprosy
pastoral care
givenName Jozef
hasCharacteristic compassion
heroic charity
selflessness
hasOccupationCharacteristic care for the sick and marginalized
majorShrine Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi
Tremelo, Belgium
mannerOfDeath death from disease
memberOf Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
notableFor selfless ministry to people with Hansen’s disease
service in the leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa
notableWork ministry to people with Hansen’s disease in Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi
occupation Catholic priest
missionary
religious
placeOfBirth Tremelo, Belgium
placeOfBurial Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Tremelo
Tremelo, Belgium
placeOfDeath Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Hawaiian Islands
Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church (some jurisdictions)
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism
workedAt Kalaupapa leprosy settlement, Molokaʻi
Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
linked to: Kingdom of Hawaii

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Kalaupapa National Historical Park associatedWithPerson Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Father Damien statue mainSubject Saint Damien of Molokai
linked to: Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Father Damien statue commemorates Saint Damien of Molokai
linked to: Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Father Damien statue honors Saint Damien of Molokai
linked to: Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Father Damien statue depicts Saint Damien of Molokai
linked to: Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Father Damien statue dedicatedTo Saint Damien of Molokai
linked to: Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
St. Philomena Catholic Church associatedWith Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Saint Damien of Molokaʻi alsoKnownAs Saint Damien of Molokai
linked to: Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
St. Francis Church associatedWith Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
St. Francis Church ministrySiteOf Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Father Damien alsoKnownAs Saint Damien of Molokai
linked to: Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Father Damien alsoKnownAs Father Damien of Molokai
linked to: Saint Damien of Molokaʻi