| LC control no. | n 79056770 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Damien, Father, Saint, 1840-1889 |
| Variant(s) | Damiaan, Father, Saint, 1840-1889 Damián, Father, Saint, 1840-1889 Damião, padre, Saint, 1840-1889 Damien, of Molokai, Father, Saint, 1840-1889 De Veuster, Jozef, Saint, 1840-1889 Veuster, Damien de, Saint, 1840-1889 Veuster, Joseph de, Saint, 1840-1889 Veuster, Jozef de, Saint, 1840-1889 Father Damien, 1840-1889 Pater Damiaan, 1840-1889 |
| Other standard no. | 0000000109278808 |
| Birth date | 1840-01-03 |
| Death date | 1889-04-15 |
| Place of birth | Tremelo (Belgium) |
| Place of death | Kalaupapa (Hawaii) |
| Field of activity | Missions to leprosy patients |
| Affiliation | Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church |
| Profession or occupation | Priests Missionaries |
| Found in | Bunson, M. Father Damien, c1989: t.p. (Father Damien) p. 4 of cover (Damien de Veuster) New York times, Oct. 12, 2009: p. A7 (Pope Benedict XVI canonized five saints on Oct. 11, 2009 including the Belgian priest Father Jozef De Veuster, known as Father Damien, who died of leprosy in 1889 after years of tending to the sick on the island of Molokai in Hawaii) Wikipedia, October 15, 2009: (Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai; Saint Damien de Veuster) www.hawaiicatholicherald.org, October 14, 2009: (St. Damien de Veuster) www.catholic.org, October 14, 2009: (St. Damien of Molokai) De Volder, Jan. The spirit of Father Damien, c2010: t.p. (the leper priest - a saint for our time) Getekend Damiaan, 2017: p. 4 of cover (Pater Damiaan) |
| Associated language | fre |
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