Father Damien of Molokai

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:diocese
gptkbp:advocatesFor leprosy patients' rights
healthcare_access
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kalaupapa_settlement
gptkbp:awards posthumous honors
gptkbp:birthDate January 3, 1840
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Kalaupapa_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Pope_Benedict_XVI
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:contribution advocacy for leprosy patients
gptkbp:culturalSignificance leprosy patients
gptkbp:deathDate April 15, 1889
gptkbp:deathPlace Molokai,_Hawaii
gptkbp:depictedIn films and literature
gptkbp:established churches_in_Kalaupapa
gptkbp:faced isolation and disease
gptkbp:feastDay April 15
gptkbp:founded community for leprosy patients
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Father Damien of Molokai
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Catholic_social_teaching
modern missionary work
Catholic_missions_worldwide
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Saint_Francis_of_Assisi
gptkbp:inspiration social justice movements
other missionaries
gptkbp:knownFor selfless service
Saint Damien
missionary_work_in_Hawaii
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for humanitarian work
gptkbp:nationality Belgian
gptkbp:notableWork care for leprosy patients
gptkbp:occupation missionary
gptkbp:recognizedBy Hawaii's_government
gptkbp:recognizes martyr for charity
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:supported education for leprosy patients
gptkbp:worksWith other religious figures
gptkbp:wrote letters about his work