Saint marianne cope s story though leprosy scared off most people in 19thcentury hawaii, that disease sparked great generosity in the woman who came to be known as mother marianne of molokai. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. She was one of 10 children born to peter koob, a farmer, and barbara witzenbacher koob. The colony details molokais painful history john taymans book the colony tells the story of molokai, the slice of hawaiian paradise that was turned into. Updated by university of hawaii press, honolulu, hawaii, 1991. Marianne cope 18381918 virgin, professed sister of st francis, missionary to leprosy patients. Reflections and inspirations from her life for our living m. Mother marianne cope shortly before her death on august 9, 1918. Relic of nun who followed damien to molokai returns to hawaii. A woman of great valor, our beloved mother of outcasts, spent her early years in central new york where she served as a leader in the field of health care, education and of her own. May 14, 2005, venerable marianne cope was beatified. The resolution honors mother marianne for her life legacy of compassionate care and dedication to the hansens disease patients she served in the remote kalaupapa settlement.
Relic of nun who followed damien to molokai returns to. Francis convent in manoa before being enshrined tomorrow, july 31, in honolulu cathedral. Marianne relic visits molokai the molokai dispatch. Marianne cope came home last week, in the words of many molokai parishioners, as her relic visited the island where she served. An american health care pioneer on sunday received the roman catholic churchs highest honor. Mother marianne of molokai 9781566479165 by mary laurence hanley, ozzie a. Contact cause of blessed marianne cope, sisters of saint francis hanley, sr. Saint damien of molokai hero of hawaii written by virginia helen richards, fsp, and d. Saint damien of molokai by pauline books and media issuu. She revolutionized life on molokai, brought cleanliness, pride and fun to the colony.
The webs largest resource for books about molokai, hawaii. Another verified miracle happening after her status of blessed would lead to her canonization. Reflections and inspirations from her life for our living. Scales used by mother marianne cope and the sisters to measure medicine, kalaupapa, hawaii, late 1880s. Her courage helped tremendously to improve the lives of its victims in hawaii, a territory annexed to the united states during her lifetime 1898. Yet few outside of the roman catholic church and hawaii are as familiar with mother marianne cope, the germanborn nun and nurse.
Mother marianne cope and sister leopoldina burns beside the funeral bier of father damien mother marianne cope in the wheelchair only a few days before she died. Blessed marianne cope as the church prepares to welcome seven new saints this month, zenit will feature an article, from oct. Pilgrimage and exile definitive biography of mother marianne of molokai. June 16, 2011, vatican medical board rules unanimously that a second miracle case is an inexplicable medical recovery.