Who was Father Damien?
« Father Damien was formally known as Joseph de Veuster
« He was born on January 3rd 1840
« Damien was born to a farming couple on Tremeloo Belgium.
« He attended college at Brine-le-Comte.
« He entered the congregation of the sacred Hearts of Jesus.
« He Became a Picpus Brother on October the 7th 1860.
« Damien followed his brothers dream, now his as well and went into a mission aboard
« On the 19th of march 1864, he landed at Honolulu Harbour.
« He was ordained to the priesthood on may 24th 1864 at the cathedral of our lady of peace.
« Damien believed that the Lepers at the very last needed a priest.
« On may 10, 1873 Damien arrived at the secluded…show more content… Summary on Father Damien of Molokai¡¦s Life
Describe the experiences of Lepers on Molokai
« Native Hawaiians became afflicted by disease inadvertently introduced to the Hawaiian islands by foreign traders and sailors.
« Thousands died of influenza, syphilis and other ailments which had never before affected Hawaiians.
« King Kamehameha IV segregated the lepers of the kingdom and moved them to a settlement colony on the north side of the island of Molokai.
« The royal board of health provided them with supplies and food but did not yet have the resources to offer proper healthcare.
« There were six hundred lepers living at Kalaupapa.
« These people were forced to fight each other to survive.
« At kohala, the scourge of leprosy (Hansen¡¦s Disease) was keenly felt, claiming many of his parishioners who were sent to the newly- founded leper settlement on Molokai.
« In 1865, a permanent quarantine area was established when the legislature passed the Act to Prevent the spread of the disease.
« The first boat load of patients departed form Honolulu Harbor for the settlement in 1868, the arrival at Kalaupapa bought more hardship and despair.
« Abandoned by society and the medical profession, the patients were left without hope in a hostile environment.
« Conditions at the seetlement became notoriously bad. New arrivals were greeted with ¡§ Aole kanawai ma reia wahi¡¨ translated it meant ¡§in