She was one of 10 children born to peter koob, a farmer, and barbara witzenbacher koob. Updated by university of hawaii press, honolulu, hawaii, 1991. The remains of a saint known for caring for exiled leprosy patients have been returned to hawaii. Mother marianne of molokai 9781566479165 by mary laurence hanley, ozzie a. The webs largest resource for books about molokai, hawaii.
Reflections and inspirations from her life for our living m. Marianne cope 18381918 virgin, professed sister of st francis, missionary to leprosy patients. Scales used by mother marianne cope and the sisters to measure medicine, kalaupapa, hawaii, late 1880s. An american health care pioneer on sunday received the roman catholic churchs highest honor. Saint damien of molokai by pauline books and media issuu. Relic of nun who followed damien to molokai returns to hawaii. People on molokai laugh nowlike other people in the world, laugh at the same things, the same dilemmas and jokes. This page uses frames, but your browser doesnt support them. Reflections and inspirations from her life for our living. 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. Her courage helped tremendously to improve the lives of its victims in hawaii, a territory annexed to the united states during her lifetime 1898.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Marianne relic visits molokai the molokai dispatch. Resolution honoring mother marianne of molokai maui now. Relic of nun who followed damien to molokai returns to. 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. Another verified miracle happening after her status of blessed would lead to her canonization. Saint damien of molokai hero of hawaii written by virginia helen richards, fsp, and d.
Books and publications saint marianne cope merchandise. 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. June 16, 2011, vatican medical board rules unanimously that a second miracle case is an inexplicable medical recovery. Contact cause of blessed marianne cope, sisters of saint francis hanley, sr. Pilgrimage and exile definitive biography of mother marianne of molokai. Francis convent in manoa before being enshrined tomorrow, july 31, in honolulu cathedral. Mother marianne cope shortly before her death on august 9, 1918. Marianne cope came home last week, in the words of many molokai parishioners, as her relic visited the island where she served. May 14, 2005, venerable marianne cope was beatified. 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. Yet few outside of the roman catholic church and hawaii are as familiar with mother marianne cope, the germanborn nun and nurse.