Blessed Marianne Cope Jan 23
breski1 on Jan 22, 2008 The Blessed Marianne Cope, O.S.F., also known as the Blessed Marianne of Moloka'i, (23 January 1838 - 9 August 1918) was a Roman Catholic Religious Sister and 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 the lepers on the island of Moloka'i, Hawai'i. Despite direct contact with the patients over many years, Cope was not afflicted by the disease, considered by some faithful to be miraculous. In 2005, she was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI[1] and is scheduled to be canonized in October 2012.[