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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly  Father Damien's Legacy

The priest who cared for the outcasts in a Hawaiian leprosy colony may soon be a saint. Details

 

Program: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Episode: Father Damien's Legacy

Father Damien de Veuster, a missionary priest from Belgium, arrived at the Hawaiian leper colony Kalaupapa in 1873 to cared for the outcasts, and eventually died of leprosy himself. He will be canonized in Rome and remembered for dedicating his life to individuals with leprosy, a disease that still afflicts more than 250,000 people a year.

Duration: (8:25)
Premiere Date: 01/23/2009
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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