Father Damian among 5 new saints to be canonized October 11
October 01, 2009
Blessed Damian of Molokai will be one of five new saints canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in ceremonies to be held in St. Peter's Square on Sunday October 11, the Vatican liturgical office has announced. Along with Jozef Damian de Veuster, with the Belgian priest who gained renown working in a Hawaiian leper colony, the other new saints will be Blessed Zygmunt Szczesny Felinski (1822-1895), a Polish archbishop; Blessed Francesco Coll y Guitart (1812-1875), a Spanish Dominican priest; Blessed Rafael Arnaiz Baron (1911-1938), a Spanish Cistercian; and Blessed Mary of the Cross (Jeanne) Jugan (1792-1879), the French founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
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