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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Saint Damien of Molokai 5
Saint Damien of Molokaʻi canonical 1

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

Eastern Orthodox Church (some jurisdictions) NERFINISHED
Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church
workedAt Kalaupapa leprosy settlement, Molokaʻi NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED

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Kalaupapa National Historical Park associatedWithPerson Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Father Damien statue mainSubject Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
this entity surface form: Saint Damien of Molokai
Father Damien statue commemorates Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
this entity surface form: Saint Damien of Molokai
Father Damien statue honors Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
this entity surface form: Saint Damien of Molokai
Father Damien statue depicts Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
this entity surface form: Saint Damien of Molokai
Father Damien statue dedicatedTo Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
this entity surface form: Saint Damien of Molokai