About St. DAmien

• St. Damien was born in 1840
• Died in 1889
• Focused on people with Leprosy
• Got assigned to Hawaii as a priest

Canonized

• Declared "Venerable" by Pope Paul VI (6th) -July 7, 1897
• Declared "Blessed" by Pope John Paul II (2nd) - May 15, 1995
• Declared a "Saint" by Pope Benedictus XVI (16th) - October 11, 2009

"Turn all your thoughts and aspirations to heaven. Work hard to secure for yourself a place there for ever."

During his life

• Statue of Liberty was built
• Florida becomes the 27th state in the US
• The rubber band was made

His miracles

• Sacred Hearts Sister Cimplicia Hue, near death after suffering seven months from a debilitating intestinal disease, recovers overnight.
• The healing of Audrey Toguchi from cancer is a miracle.