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April 15, 1889 (49 years old)
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Capricorn
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Father Damien
Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai, SS.CC. or Saint Damien De Veuster, born Jozef De Veuster, was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a missionary religious institute. He was recognized for his ministry, which he led from 1873 until his death in 1889, in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi for people with leprosy, who lived in government-mandated medical quarantine in a settlement on the Kalaupapa Peninsula of Molokaʻi. During this time, he taught the Catholic faith to the people of Hawaii. Father Damien also cared for the patients and established leaders within the community to build houses, schools, roads, hospitals, and churches. He dressed residents' ulcers, built a reservoir, made coffins, dug graves, shared pipes, and ate poi with them, providing both medical and emotional support.
BornJanuary 3, 1840, Tremelo, Brabant, Belgium
DiedApril 15, 1889, Kalaupapa, Moloka ʻ i, Hawaiʻi
Beatified4 June 1995, Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Koekelberg), Brussels, by Pope John Paul II
Canonized11 October 2009, Vatican City, by Pope Benedict XVI
Major shrineLeuven, Belgium (bodily relics), Moloka ʻ i, Hawaii (relics of his hand)
Feast10 May (Catholic Church, obligatory in Hawaii, option in the rest of the United States), 15 April (Episcopal Church of the United States)
PatronagePeople with Leprosy

About Father Damien

Religious Leader Father Damien was born in Belgium on January 3, 1840. He dies at the age of 49, on April 15, 1889.

Belgian Roman Catholic priest who was well-known for his work with leprosy patients.

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Father Damien before becoming famous

Father Damien was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1840 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

In 1864, he arrived in Hawaii as part of his mission.

Achievement of Father Damien

He was canonized and declared a saint 120 years after he died of leprosy while attempting to heal those who were afflicted with the disease.

Father Damien's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His father was a corn dealer from Flanders.

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In 1995, Religious Leader Pope John Paul II beatified him.

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Father Damien Income & Net worth

Father Damien's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a religious leader. Networth of Father Damien in 2024 is 1,000,000$+.

Father Damien Height and Weight

How tall is Father Damien? At the age of 49, Father Damien height is 5'6" (1.67m).

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Latest information about Father Damien updated on March 10 2023.