Blessed Marianne Cope statue installed at St. Francis School

By Associated Press

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 05, 2011

~~<p>St. Francis School has a new statue of Blessed Marianne Cope, a venerated nun who cared for leprosy patients at Kalaupapa.</p>
<p>At a ceremony Nov. 23, Principal Sister Joan of Arc Souza and students placed flower and colorful yarn lei around the neck of the 5-foot-2-inch, gray marble statue, which was recently installed at the Manoa school next to Marianne Hall.</p>
~~

St. Francis School has a new statue of Blessed Marianne Cope, a venerated nun who cared for leprosy patients at Kalaupapa.

At a ceremony Nov. 23, Principal Sister Joan of Arc Souza and students placed flower and colorful yarn lei around the neck of the 5-foot-2-inch, gray marble statue, which was recently installed at the Manoa school next to Marianne Hall. Login for more...