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Photographer: Via Saint Damien of Molokai Catholic Church & Parishes
Caption: Father Damien de Veuster
Additional Description: Father Damien was 33 when he arrived at St. Philomena in 1873 (left) to minister to the Kalawao leprosy settlement's patients. He later (right) contracted the disease and died from it. He was credited with two miracles and venerated as a saint.
Submitted: October 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p618320
File Size: 0.092 Megabytes

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