Damien, Father Joseph
From Astro-Databank
| Name |
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| Birthname | Veuster, Jozef Damien de | ||
| born on | 3 January 1840 at 12:30 (= 12:30 PM ) | ||
| Place | Tremelo, Belgium, 50n59, 4e42 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m4e42 (is local mean time) | ||
| Data source |
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| Astrology data |   12°16'   26°41 Asc. 12°09'
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Biography
Belgian Roman Catholic priest who gave his life to the care of lepers in a colony at Molokai, HI. He first moved to Hawaii as a residential priest but because of the difficulty in getting doctors, began to help. Stricken with leprosy in 1885, he died three years later, 4/15/1888. He was beatified summer of 1995 by Pope John Paul II, a preliminary step toward sainthood as declared by the Church.
Events
- Death by Disease 15 April 1888 (Leprosy)
Source Notes
Luc de Marre quotes date and place from B.R. with no time. the time from "Le Verseau" 4/45, OSNK
Categories
- Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western (R.C. priest)
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Vocation : Religion : Saint/ Stigmatist (Beatified, a step toward sainthood)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Other Major diseases (Leprosy, terminal)
