HAWAII

St. Damien's tomb is located at the spot where he first slept when arriving in Hawaii.  It is located next to St. Philomena church. You can learn more about visiting here. All that is buried there is his right hand, which was returned after his canonization. The rest of his remains are at his shrine in his native Belgium. 

Read more about the saint from the Diocese of Honolulu here. More to come!

The 11th American saint, this Sister of St. Francis served for 35 on Molokai. Her shrine and museum is located in Syracuse, NY. Learn more about visiting here. You do need an appointment.

Born  Ira Barnes Dutton,  April 27,  1843 in Stowe, VT. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Stowe is built on the farm land where he was born. He took the name  Joseph when he converted at the age of 40 to Catholicism and joined the Trappist Monastery at Gethsemane in Kentucky. Joseph was a Civil War Veteran from Wisconsin. His wife of one year divorced him and he started drinking heavily and lived what he called a "degenerate decade". He decided to reform his life and started learning more about the Catholic Church which lead to his conversion. After 20 months with the Trappists, he moved to Hawaii to serve alongside this priest he read about, Fr. Damien. Brother Joseph served with both future saints, St. Damien and St. Marianne Cope.  He  served the leper community on Molokai for 35 years. He died March 26, 1931. His cause is with the Diocese of Honolulu. Read more in this article from the USCCB. Read more at josephdutton.org