St damien of molokai biography of albert
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Rebel with a Cause: Father Damien on Molokai
On 11 October 2009, the Flemish missionary, known as Father Damien, was declared a saint by Pope Benedict XVI.Father Damien (1840-1889) became known worldwide for his extraordinary service in caring for the lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai in the 19th Century.His greatest achievement was the development of a progressive microcosmos in world of the exiled and the dying.
`You’re not to call Damien “Father”.’ That’s what the ung Flemish priest, Father Valentin Vranckx, was told when he arrived in Honolulu shortly after the death of Damien de Veuster. ‘Just “Damien” will do.’
For the local superiors of the Picpus Order were convinced that ‘Father’ was not a suitable title for Damien. They looked down on him. Indeed, they despised him. True, the Bishop of Honolulu, Hermann Köckemann, felt obliged to give him a laudatory funeral oration, which he delivered du
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Hawai‘i Has A Saint of Their Own
Saint Damien De Veuster of Moloka‘i, the patron saint of people suffering from Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease).
The man who would become St. Damien of Molokai, was born in rural Belgium, on January 3, 1840. His name was Jozef De Veuster, and he was the youngest of seven children. Growing up on the farm, Jozef was prepared to take over for his family, but he did not want the responsibility. Instead, he wanted to follow his older brother and two sisters who took religious vows.
Jozef attended school until the age of 13 when his help was needed on the family farm full-time. He aided his family until he was old enough to enter the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He took the name Damien, after a sixth century martyr.
In 1864, Damien's brother who was also in the same order of religious, was ordered to Hawaii. But his brother became ill, so Br. Damien offered to go in his place.
The brothers worried that Br
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Father Damien
Belgian Roman Catholic priest and saint (1840–1889)
Not to be confused with Father Damien Karras.
For other people with similar names, see Father Damien (disambiguation), Saint Damien (disambiguation), and Peter Damian.
Saint Damien of Molokai SSCC | |
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A photograph of Father Damien taken shortly before his death | |
| Born | (1840-01-03)3 January 1840 Tremelo, Brabant, Belgium |
| Died | 15 April 1889(1889-04-15) (aged 49) Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, some churches of Anglican Communion; individual Lutheran Churches |
| Beatified | 4 June 1995, Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Koekelberg), Brussels, by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 11 October 2009, Vatican City, by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Major shrine | Leuven, Belgium (bodily relics) Molokaʻi, Hawaii (relics of his hand) |
| Feast | 10 May (Catholic Church; obligatory in Hawaii, option in the rest of the United States);[1] 15 Apr
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