Crucifix
Coppo di Marcovaldo
after 1261
Tempera on wood, 296 x 247 cm
Pinacoteca Civica, San Gimignano
| Thursday, May 10 | |
| Liturgical Color: White | |
|
Today is the optional memorial of St. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Moloka'i, priest. He served as a missionary to Hawaii, volunteering for service in the leper colony. After 15 years he contracted the disease himself, dying in 1889. |