Name: Damien, Father
Birth Date: January 3, 1840
Death Date: April 15, 1889
Place of Birth: Tremeloo, Belgium
Place of Death: Molokai, Hawaii, United States
Nationality: Belgian
Gender: Male
Occupations: missionary, priest
Father Damien is the religious name of Joseph de Veuster, ss.cc. He lived from January 3, 1840 to April 15, 1888. He was a Roman Catholic missionary of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary who sacrificed his life in service to the lepers of Kalaupapa on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. He is the patron of lepers, outcasts, HIV/AIDS and the State of Hawaii. He is memorialized in bronze in the U.S. Capitol Statuary Hall, one of two statues submitted by Hawaii.
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