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Father Damien

(1840–1889) Missionary

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Father Damien was a missionary, best known for Un étrange bonheur.

Quick Facts About Father Damien

Born: January 3, 1840
Died: April 15, 1889
Profession: Missionary
Notable works: Un étrange bonheur

About Father Damien

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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Father Damien

I make myself a leper with the lepers to gain all to Jesus Christ.

Christ

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Without the Blessed Sacrament a position like mine would be intolerable.

Blessed

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Turn all your thoughts and aspirations to heaven. Work hard to secure for yourself a place there for ever.

Aspiration

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I would not be cured if the price of the cure was that I must leave the island and give up my…

Cures

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I feel no disgust when I hear the confessions of those near their end, whose wounds are full of maggots...This may give…

Collections

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The Eucharist is the bread that gives strength... It is at once the most eloquent proof of His love and the most…

Bread

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