Saint Damien of Molokai Medal - Patron of Leprosy and Outcasts

Saint Damien of Molokai medal. The front depicts the saint and the reverse side is marked "Pray For Us". This detailed die-cast medal is made in the region of Italy that produces the finest quality medals in the world.

Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai SSCC, was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a missionary religious institute. He was recognized for his ministry, which he led from 1873 until his death in 1889, in the Kingdom of Hawaii to people with leprosy (Hansen's disease), who lived in government-mandated medical quarantine in a settlement on the Kalaupapa Peninsula of Molokaʻi.

Patronage: People suffering from leprosy and outcasts.

Quantity: Sold in increments of one

Size: 1" long x 5/8" wide (25.4mm x 15.87mm)

Material: silver-plated metal alloy.

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