Marianne Cope
Marianne Cope | |
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Marianne Cope shortly before her departure for Hawaii (1883) | |
| Virgin and missionary | |
| Born | Barbara Koob January 23, 1838 Heppenheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse |
| Died | August 9, 1918 (aged 80) Kalaupapa, Territory of Hawaiʻi, United States |
| Resting place | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church (United States), Episcopal Church |
| Beatified | May 14, 2005, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Canonized | October 21, 2012, Vatican City, by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Major shrine | Saint Marianne Cope Shrine & Museum 601 N. Townsend St. Syracuse, New York, United States |
| Feast | January 23 (Catholic Church) April 15 (Episcopal Church) |
| Patronage | Lepers, outcasts, those with HIV/AIDS, Hawaiʻi |
Marianne Cope, O.S.F. (also known as Marianne of Molokaʻi; January 23, 1838 – August 9, 1918) was a German-born American Religious Sister who was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse, New York, and founding director of its St. Joseph's Hospital in the city, among the first of 50 general hospitals in the country. In 1883 she led a group of six other Sisters to the Kingdom of Hawaii to care for persons suffering leprosy on the island of Molokaʻi and aid in developing the medical infrastructure in Hawaiʻi. Despite direct contact with the patients over many years, Cope did not contract the disease.
In 2005, Marianne was beatified by decision of Pope Benedict XVI. She was canonized (declared a saint) by the same pope on October 21, 2012, along with Kateri Tekakwitha, a 17th-century Native American. Cope was the 11th Catholic active in what is now the United States to be canonized by the Catholic Church.