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Mother Marianne's Sainthood Date Set: Ceremony Scheduled For Oct. 21 [View all]
POSTED: 2:54 pm HST February 18, 2012
UPDATED: 7:09 pm HST February 18, 2012
HONOLULU -- Hawaii will soon have another Catholic Saint as Pope Benedict XVI announced the date of Mother Marianne Cope's canonization.
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Mother Marianne will be canonized along with six others on Oct. 21st.
Cope came to Hawaii to help care for people with Hansen's disease. After Father Damien's death, she carried on his work on Kalaupapa.
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Mother Marianne worked in Hawaii for 40 years, making a difference in countless lives. She also made a difference after her death. The Catholic Church attributed two healing miracles to Mother Marianne, which are part of the requirements for Sainthood.
Read more: http://www.kitv.com/news/30492063/detail.html#ixzz1mnvit2PI
UPDATED: 7:09 pm HST February 18, 2012
HONOLULU -- Hawaii will soon have another Catholic Saint as Pope Benedict XVI announced the date of Mother Marianne Cope's canonization.
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Mother Marianne will be canonized along with six others on Oct. 21st.
Cope came to Hawaii to help care for people with Hansen's disease. After Father Damien's death, she carried on his work on Kalaupapa.
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Mother Marianne worked in Hawaii for 40 years, making a difference in countless lives. She also made a difference after her death. The Catholic Church attributed two healing miracles to Mother Marianne, which are part of the requirements for Sainthood.
Read more: http://www.kitv.com/news/30492063/detail.html#ixzz1mnvit2PI
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