Category:Saint Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai

Born: January 3, 1840 in Tremelo, Belgium Died: April 15, 1889 (aged 49) in Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii Honored in: Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Episcopal Church; some churches of Anglican Communion; individual Lutheran Churches Beatified: June 4, 1995, Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Koekelberg), Brussels, by Pope John Paul II Canonized: October 11, 2009, Rome, by Pope Benedict XVI Major shrine: Leuven, Belgium (bodily relics) Molokai, Hawaiʻi (relics of his hand) Feast: May 10, (universal); April 15 (in Hawaiʻi and E.C. USA) Patronage: people with leprosy

Father Damien is now Saint Damien of Molokai, SS.CC. (Dutch: Pater Damiaan or Heilige Damiaan van Molokai; 3 January 1840 – 15 April 1889). He was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday 11 October 2009.