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IN THE SANCTUARY OF OUTCASTS: ST. DAMIEN AND THE LEPERS

Posted on 05/10/201510/13/2022by HEATHER KING

May 10 is the feast day of St. Damien (1840-1889). As a young priest, Fr. Damien made his life among the lepers at the colony of the Hawaiian island of Molokai—then contracted, and died of, leprosy himself. He was canonized in 2009, and is also the unofficial patron of those suffering from HIV and AIDS. […]

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