What is Father Damien's full name?
Jozef De Veuster
Father Damien nickname(s):
Saint Damien of Molokai
Father Damien date of birth:
January 3, 1840
How old was Father Damien when died?
49
Where was Father Damien born?
Tremelo, Belgium
When did Father Damien die?
April 15, 1889
Where did Father Damien die?
Kalaupapa, HI
Why did Father Damien die?
Leprosy
What religion is Father Damien?
Roman Catholic
What is Father Damien's ethnicity?
White
What is Father Damien nationality?
American
What is Father Damien's occupation?
Priest and Missionary
Father Damien claim to fame:
Patron Saint of Hawaii and people with leprosy
Short Biography
Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai, SS.CC. or Saint Damien de Veuster (Dutch: Pater Damiaan or Heilige Damiaan van Molokai; January 3, 1840 – April 15, 1889), 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 won recognition for his ministry from 1873 to 1889 in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi to people with leprosy (also known as Hansen's disease), who were required to live under a government-sanctioned medical quarantine on the island of Molokaʻi.