Marianne Cope
Marianne Cope | |
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Marianne Cope shortly before her departure for Hawaii (1883) | |
| Virgin | |
| 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 | Roman Catholic Church, 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) |
Marianne Cope, OSF, also known as Marianne of Molokaʻi (born Barbara Koob; January 23, 1838 – August 9, 1918), was a German-born American member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse. She was founding director of St. Joseph's Hospital in the city, among the first general hospitals in the country. In 1883, she led a group of six other sisters to the Kingdom of Hawaii to care for lepers in Molokaʻi and aid in developing the kingdom's medical infrastructure. Despite direct contact with patients over many years, Cope did not contract the disease. In 2005, she was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI. She was canonized in 2012.