St. Marianne Cope

From the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities:

Saint Marianne Cope, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, was canonized on October 21, 2012. She is the first Franciscan woman from North America to be canonized and only the 11th American Saint. A woman of great valor, this 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 congregation. Responding to a call to care for the poor sick on the then Sandwich Islands, she devoted 35 years to caring for those afflicted with Hansen's Disease on Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii.

We observe the Feast Day of St. Marianne Cope on January 23. We invite you to browse the related resources below:

• Prayer to St. Marianne Cope (prayer card for download)
• Texts for praying the Office of Readings
• Mass Formulary
• St. Marianne Shrine and Museum
• About St. Marianne Cope 
• St. Marianne Cope Vatican Biography
• Diocese of Honolulu - Saint Marianne
• Story of Kate Mahoney - one of two miracles attributed to St. Marianne Cope 
• St. Marianne memorabilia
• VIDEO: St. Marianne Cope Shrine and Museum 
• VIDEO: Feast of St. Marianne Cope 
• VIDEO: St. Marianne Cope - We Have a Saint! (courtesy of Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities)
• VIDEO: Saints of Mercy - St. Marianne and St. Damien de Veuster