Inspiring Lives-15: Father Damien

Father Damien who dedicated his life to caring and to ministering to people afflicted by leprosy in the island of Molokai. His selfless Father Damien is considered the spiritual patron of leprosy patients and other outcasts. He passed away on April 15, 1889. He was made a saint in 1995.

Detailed biography from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Damien

From New Advent: Catholic Encyclopedia:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04615a.htm

From All for May: American Saints website:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04615a.htm

Father Damien, a lasting legacy:

http://makhorse.netwiz.net/FatherDamien.htm

Other websites:

http://www.nps.gov/archive/kala/docs/damien.htm