father damien

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von father damien im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

v. orig. Joseph de Veuster born Jan. 3, 1849, Tremelo, Belg. died April 15, 1889, Molokai, Hawaii Belgian priest. After training at the College of Braine-le-Comte, he joined the Society of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in 1858. He went as a missionary to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands in 1863 and was ordained there in 1864. In 1873 he volunteered to take charge of the leper colony on Molokai Island. There he served as both physician and priest, dramatically improving living conditions and building two orphanages. He contracted leprosy himself in 1884 but refused to leave his post, and he died at Molokai five years later

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Fa·ther Da·mien

Türkische aussprache

fädhır deymiın

Aussprache

/ˈfäᴛʜər ˈdāmēən/ /ˈfɑːðɜr ˈdeɪmiːən/