St Damien Of Molokai: A Brief Biography
St Damien of Molokai
Date and Place of Birth
St Damien, born Jozef De Veuster, was born on the 3rd of January 1840, in Flemish Brabant Tremelo, Belgium.
St Damien’s family life
St Damien (Original name: Jozef De Veuster) was born to Joannes Franciscus De Veuster and his wife Anne-Catherine Wouters in the village of Tremelo in Flemish Brabant. He was the 7th of 8 children who lived on their family farm in Tremmelo. His parents were hard working farmers and were economically stable and brought up their children peacefully in the Catholic faith. They were Flemish speaking but he educated in French at a college at Braine-le-Comte in order for him to get more job opportunities in the future. St Damien was strong and sturdy because …show more content…
St Damien didn’t qualify to become a priest because he lacked education, however he studied Latin in France for 4 years and with the help of his brothers he became fluent in the language and was allow to become a priest. He prayed every day to St. Francis Xavier, patron of missionaries, to send him on a mission. His brother, Auguste, became ill 3 years later and could not travel to Hawaii, as a missionary, and St Damien took the opportunity to volunteer to go on the mission on behalf of the brother. St Damien arrived in Hawaii on the 19th of March 1864 at the age of 25 to minister to the people of Molokai. St Damian gave his life to the people with Leprosy who had been exiled to the island of Molokai. St Damien made known to these people the redeeming love of God and gave these people hope and joy into their lives. After being diagnosed with Leprosy in 1885 he continued to build hospitals, clinics, and churches, and some six hundred coffins in order for his legacy to follow on even when he has left. Along with this He served as pastor and physician, improved water and food supplies and housing, and founded two …show more content…
In his last years he engaged in a lot of activity, completing many of his building projects, enlarging his orphanages, and organizing his work. In the last stages of his disease of leprosy, he found his arm in a sling, a foot in bandages and his leg dragging. St Damien refused cure because it would have required him to leave the lepers. Father Damien died of leprosy at 8:00 AM on April 15, 1889, at the age of 49. Damien’s body was laid to rest under the same Pandanus tree where he first slept upon his arrival on
Date and Place of Birth
St Damien, born Jozef De Veuster, was born on the 3rd of January 1840, in Flemish Brabant Tremelo, Belgium.
St Damien’s family life
St Damien (Original name: Jozef De Veuster) was born to Joannes Franciscus De Veuster and his wife Anne-Catherine Wouters in the village of Tremelo in Flemish Brabant. He was the 7th of 8 children who lived on their family farm in Tremmelo. His parents were hard working farmers and were economically stable and brought up their children peacefully in the Catholic faith. They were Flemish speaking but he educated in French at a college at Braine-le-Comte in order for him to get more job opportunities in the future. St Damien was strong and sturdy because …show more content…
St Damien didn’t qualify to become a priest because he lacked education, however he studied Latin in France for 4 years and with the help of his brothers he became fluent in the language and was allow to become a priest. He prayed every day to St. Francis Xavier, patron of missionaries, to send him on a mission. His brother, Auguste, became ill 3 years later and could not travel to Hawaii, as a missionary, and St Damien took the opportunity to volunteer to go on the mission on behalf of the brother. St Damien arrived in Hawaii on the 19th of March 1864 at the age of 25 to minister to the people of Molokai. St Damian gave his life to the people with Leprosy who had been exiled to the island of Molokai. St Damien made known to these people the redeeming love of God and gave these people hope and joy into their lives. After being diagnosed with Leprosy in 1885 he continued to build hospitals, clinics, and churches, and some six hundred coffins in order for his legacy to follow on even when he has left. Along with this He served as pastor and physician, improved water and food supplies and housing, and founded two …show more content…
In his last years he engaged in a lot of activity, completing many of his building projects, enlarging his orphanages, and organizing his work. In the last stages of his disease of leprosy, he found his arm in a sling, a foot in bandages and his leg dragging. St Damien refused cure because it would have required him to leave the lepers. Father Damien died of leprosy at 8:00 AM on April 15, 1889, at the age of 49. Damien’s body was laid to rest under the same Pandanus tree where he first slept upon his arrival on