Father Damien of Molokai
by Karon Melillo DeVega
Title
Father Damien of Molokai
Artist
Karon Melillo DeVega
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
"Father Damien of Molokai 1840-1889
was a missionary priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary who served in Hawaii from 1864 to 1889.
He spent the last 16 years of his life heroically serving the Hansen's disease (leprosy) patients quarantined by the government to Kalaupapa on the island of Molokai.
Pope Benedict XVI declared him a Saint at the Vatican
on October 11, 2009."
[source quote: http://www.fatherdamien.com/ ]
This beautiful statue of Father Damien is located at the Holy Rosary Church, Paia, Maui
Hawaii
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Texture added - Craquelure
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March 6th, 2012
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