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Father Damien, Flemish priest and missionary (died 1889)

Historical image related to Father Damien, Flemish priest and missionary (died 1889) from January 3, 1840

Father Damien

Belgian Roman Catholic priest and saint (1840–1889)

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 colony in Molokaʻi, Kingdom of Hawaii, from 1873 until his death in 1889.
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January 3

Day of the year

January 3 is the third day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 362 days remain until the end of the year.
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