St. Damien of Molokai was canonized (formally declared a saint) in 2009 after two miraculous healings attributed to his intercession were determined to be authentic by the Roman Catholic Church. The first occurred in 1895 when a French nun spontaneously recovered from a terminal intestinal disease after praying to Father Damien; this miracle led to his beatification in 1995. The second miracle involved the complete cure of a retired Hawaiian schoolteacher from a rare form of liposarcoma cancer after she prayed at Father Damienâs grave for his help in her recovery.
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