Father Damien
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 136 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 3,1840 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Tremelo |
| Belgium | |
| Date of died | April 15,1889 |
| Died | Kalaupapa |
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| United States | |
| Full name | Jozef De Veuster |
| Buried | Saint Anthony's Chapel, Leuven, Belgium |
| Canonized | 11 October 2009 |
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| Pope Benedict XVI | |
| Siblings | Auguste De Veuster |
| Eugénie De Veuster | |
| Pauline De Veuster | |
| Canon | 11 October 2009, Vatican City, by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Beatifi | 4 June 1995, Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Koekelberg), Brussels, by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Leuven |
| Belgium | |
| Molokaʻi | |
| Hawaii | |
| Parents | Joannes Franciscus De Veuster |
| Anne-Catherine Wouters | |
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| ID | 792879 |
Father Damien Life story
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.