St. Damien of Molokai is the patron saint of people with leprosy (Hansen’s disease), HIV and AIDS patients, and those suffering from incurable illnesses, along with the marginalized and ostracized. He is also the patron of the Diocese of Honolulu, having spent 16 years as a missionary to people with leprosy who had been deported to the colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.
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