Editing Father Damien (section)

==In arts and media==
[[File:FrDamienSm.jpg|thumb|upright|This [[reredos]] of Father Damien in the Episcopal [[St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood]] shows cross-denominational [[veneration]] of the priest.]]

===Films===
* Director [[David Miller (director)|David Miller]] made a [[short film]] about Father Damien's life entitled ''[[The Great Heart]]'' (1938), released by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]].
* The first [[feature film|full-length]] film about Father Damien was ''Molokai'' (1959), a Spanish production which was directed by [[Luis Lucia]] with Javier Escrivá, [[Roberto Camardiel]], and [[Gérard Tichy]] playing the main roles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053075/ |title=Molokai, la isla maldita (Molokai, the cursed island, 1959) |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2010-07-21 }}</ref>
* [[Ken Howard]] played the title role in the television film ''Father Damien: The Leper Priest'' (1980);<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080590/ |title=Father Damien: The Leper Priest (1980) (TV) |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2010-07-21 }}</ref> he replaced [[David Janssen]], who died suddenly after several days of shooting.
* Stephanie J. Castillo's documentary ''Simple Courage'' (1992) explores Damien and his work, drawing parallels between the treatment of persons who have leprosy and the stigma which is associated with persons who have [[HIV/AIDS]]. "Simple Courage" was rewarded an EMMY Award in 1993.<ref name="critic"/>
* The Belgian [[film producer]] Tharsi Vanhuysse produced and [[Paul Cox (director)|Paul Cox]] directed the film ''[[Molokai: The Story of Father Damien]]'' (1999) with [[David Wenham]] as Damien.<ref>{{cite book |last1=De Volder |first1=Jan |title=The Spirit of Father Damien: The Leper Priest – A Saint for Our Times |date=2010 |publisher=[[Ignatius Press]] |page=73 |isbn=978-1-68149-557-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1YxHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73}}</ref>
* Interviews which were conducted by former residents are featured in the documentary ''The Soul of Kalaupapa: Voices of Exile'' (2011).<ref name="8thcircle"/> It focuses on the efforts of Belgian-born Father Damien in the 19th century and the efforts of [[Jonatana Napela]], a Hawaiian [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS]] convert who works with persons with leprosy in Kalaupapa and collaborates on ecumenical efforts.<ref name="8thcircle">{{cite web | url=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/civil-religion/the-eighth-circle-of-paradise-father-damien-of-molokai-and/article_aed85e11-9ecc-5836-82b9-f24a8fb93d06.html |title=The eighth circle of paradise: Father Damien of Molokai and Jonathan Napela in Kalaupapa |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Religion blog|date=21 April 2010 | first=Rosalynde | last=Welch |access-date=2013-02-25}}</ref>

===Literature===
* Screenwriter and film director [[John Farrow]] wrote the biography ''[[Damien the Leper]]'' (1937).<ref>{{cite book |last=Farrow |first=John |date=1937 |title=Damien the Leper |location=Camden, N.J. |publisher=[[Sheed and Ward]] |oclc=8018072 }}</ref> In 1939, [[RKO Pictures]] purchased the book for a feature film titled ''Father Damien'', to be directed by Farrow and star [[Joseph Calleia]].<ref>{{cite news |date=17 May 1939 |title='Damien the Leper' Purchased by RKO; Robert Sisk to Be the Producer – Joseph Calleia Has Been Assigned to Title Role |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A0CE4DD1730E53ABC4F52DFB3668382629EDE |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2015-11-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |date=1 July 1939 |title=Hollywood Buys 45 More Stories to Add to 1940 Feature Programs  |url=https://archive.org/stream/motionpictureher136unse#page/n34/mode/1up |journal=[[Motion Picture Herald]] |volume=136 |issue=1 |page=34 |access-date=2015-11-27}}</ref> The project was not realized.
* The poetic dramatization ''Father Damien'' (1938) was written by Edward Snelson, later Joint Secretary to the Government of India (1947), KBE, and dedicated 'To G.,' the actress Greer Garson, to whom he had been married in 1933.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Father Damien – A Play|last=Snelson|first=Edward|publisher=Longmans, Green and Co., London-New York-Toronto|year=1938}}</ref>
* The one-person play ''[[Damien (play)|Damien]]'' by Aldyth Morris was broadcast nationally on PBS in the United States in 1978 and again in 1986 on "American Playhouse." The broadcast received several recognitions, including a Peabody Award.
* The 2016 novel ''God Made Us Monsters'' by William Neary explores Father Damien's rise to sainthood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billneary.com/about-bill-neary/|title=About Bill Neary|website=www.billneary.com|access-date=2016-06-01|archive-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522045819/http://www.billneary.com/about-bill-neary/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Monuments and statues===
[[File:Pater Damiaan - anoniem - Sint-Baafskathedraal Gent - 1010022000.jpg|thumb|Father Damien - [[Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent]]]]
[[File:Painted Church 127.jpg|thumb|left|Monument at St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Honaunau (Hawaii)]]
* The [[Father Damien Statue]] on the steps of the [[Hawaii State Capitol|State Capitol Building]] honors him, and a replica is displayed in the [[National Statuary Hall Collection]] in the [[United States Capitol]].<ref name="aocgov">{{cite web |url=http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/nsh/damien.cfm  |title=Father Damien|work= Capitol Campus/Art |publisher=The Architect of the Capitol |access-date=2010-07-21 }}</ref> Statues in memory of Damien can be found in many Belgian cathedrals, such as the [[Tournai Cathedral]], [[St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent]], and [[St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres]].
* A monument stands in front of [[St. Benedict's Catholic Church (Honaunau, Hawaii)|St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Honaunau (Hawaii)]] and is often decorated with [[Lei (garland)|Leis]].