Statue of Father Damien
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The Father Damien Statue, also called the Saint Damien of Molokaʻi Statue, is the centerpiece of the entrance to the Hawaiʻi State Capitol and the Hawaiʻi State Legislature in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. A sec
The statue in front of the Hawaiʻi State Capitol
Father Damien
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Damien De Veuster, popularly known as Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai, was a Belgian Catholic priest in the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He ministered to a leper colon
Statue of Father Damien
…The landmark memorializes the famous Hawaiʻi Catholic Church priest from Belgium who sacrificed his life for the lepers of the island of Molokaʻi. Father Damien is considered one of the preeminent heroes of Hawaiʻi, and was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 11, 2009. Cast in bronze, the statue depicts…
A photograph of Father Damien taken shortly before his death
Father Damien in 1873 before he sailed for Hawaii
Father Damien, seen here with the Kalawao Girls Choir during the 1870s
Father Damien on his deathbed