Marianne Cope

German-born American religious sister (1838–1918)

Marianne Cope, also known as Saint Marianne of Molokaʻi, (January 23, 1838 – August 9, 1918) 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 country. Known also for her charitable works, in 1883 she relocated with six other sisters to Hawaiʻi to care for persons suffering leprosy on the island of Molokaʻi and aid in developing the medical infrastructure in Hawaiʻi. Despite direct contact with the patients over many years, Cope did not contract the disease.

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Marianne Cope was born on Tuesday, 23 January 1838 in Heppenheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse. She was best known as a religious practitioner. Cope's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. She died on Friday, 9 August 1918 in Kalaupapa, Hawaiʻi at the age of 80. She is buried at Bishop School, Kalaupapa, Kalawao County, Hawaii, USA. Her religion is listed as Roman Catholic. Her zodiac star sign was Aquarius.

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Date of birth	23 January 1838	edit
Place of birth	Heppenheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse	edit
Date of death	9 August 1918	edit
Age	80 (age at death)
Place of death	Kalaupapa, Hawaiʻi	edit
Resting place	Bishop School, Kalaupapa, Kalawao County, Hawaii, USA	edit
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Occupation category	Religion	edit
Nationality	American	edit

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Gender	Female	edit
Ethnicity	White	edit
Sexuality	Straight	edit
Religion	Roman Catholic	edit
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
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