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Father Damien Life Timeline
- Jan. 3, 1840 -- Josef de Veuster is bornTremelo, Belgium
- Oct. 20, 1863 -- Boards the R. M. Wood for the Sandwich Isles
- Mar. 18, 1864 -- Arrives in Honolulu Harbor
- May. 21, 1864 -- Ordained at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral
- May. 10, 1873 -- Begins his Kalawao service
- April. 15, 1889 -- Succumbs to leprosy
- Sept. 12, 1895 -- First Miracle:Sister Simplicia Hue is cured overnight of an intestinal disease
- Jan. 27, 1936 -- Damien's body is unearthed and sent to Belgium
- July 7, 1977 -- Pope Paul VI declares Damien Venerated
- May 15, 1995 -- Pope John Paul II declares Damien Blessed
- Oct. 11, 2009 -- Scheduled to become St. Damien
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