Father Damien
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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. Wikipedia
Born: January 3, 1840, Tremelo, Belgium
Died: April 15, 1889 (age 49 years), Kalawao, HI
Buried: May 5, 1936, Sint-Antoniuskapel - Damiaancrypte, Leuven, Belgium
Parents: Joannes Franciscus De Veuster and Anne-Catherine Wouters
Siblings: Pauline De Veuster, Auguste De Veuster, and Eugénie De Veuster
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Joseph de Veuster, known throughout the world as Father Damien, was born on January 3, 1840, at Tremeloo, (not far from Louvain) Belgium.
The King of Hawaii, made the people who had leprosy live in a colony away from other people. Father Damien went to help the sick people and gave them hope.
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