Marianne Cope
German religious sister
Marianne Cope, OSF, was a German-born American religious sister who was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse, New York, and founding leader of its St. Joseph's Hospital in the city, among the first of 50 general hospitals in the... Wikipedia
Born: January 23, 1838, Heppenheim, Germany
Died: August 9, 1918 (age 80 years), Kalaupapa, HI
Parents: Barbara Witzenbacher and Peter Koob
Place of burial: Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, HI
Canonized: October 21, 2012, Vatican City, by Pope Benedict XVI
Feast: January 23 (Catholic Church); April 15 (Episcopal Church (United States))
Major shrine: Saint Marianne Cope Shrine & Museum; 601 N. Townsend St. Syracuse, New York, U.S.A
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