Marianne Cope

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Marianne Cope O.S.F. also known as the Saint Marianne of Molokaʻi (January 23 1838 – August 9 1918) was a German-born American who was a member of the Sisters of Saint Francis of Syracuse New York. Known for her charitable works and virtuous deeds she spent many years caring for lepers on the island of Molokaʻi in Hawaiʻi.

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beatified by

Pope Benedict XVI

beatified date

2005-05-14

beatified place

Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica

birth date

1838-01-23

birth place

Heppenheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse

canonized by

Pope Benedict XVI

canonized date

2012-10-21

canonized place

Vatican City

death date

1918-08-09

death place

Territory of Hawaii, Kalaupapa Hawaii

major shrine

Syracuse New York

title

Virgin Religious Missionary to lepers

venerated in

Third Order of Saint Francis, Episcopal Church (United States), Catholic Church