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 ⓘ
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Father Damien statue → commemorates → Saint Damien of Molokai ⓘ
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Father Damien statue → honors → Saint Damien of Molokai ⓘ
linked to: Saint Damien of Molokaʻi
Father Damien statue → depicts → Saint Damien of Molokai ⓘ
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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