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Damien de Veuster

(dāˈmē-ən də vyo͞oˈstər, dä-myăɴˈ də vœ-stĕrˈ), Joseph Known as “Father Damien.” 1840-1889.

Belgian Roman Catholic missionary who ministered to the leper colony on Molokai (1873-1889), where he contracted leprosy and died.

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