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in the Belgian town of Tremlo
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Born Joseph "Jeff" de Veuster, Damien the Leper, Saint Damien of Molokaʻi, SS.CC. or Saint Damien de Veuster
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Proclaimed "blessed" by Pope John Paul II on June 4, 1995
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Leuven, Belgium (bodily relics) Molokaʻi, Hawaii (relics of his hand), SHRINE OF FATHER DAMIEN in Molokai, Hawaii
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