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Sisters of Saint Francis, Neumann communities
Contact: David Malone, 315.568.2991 ext 3002 Seneca Falls - Women's Rights National Historical Park announces the opening of an exhibit about the work of Saint Marianne Cope, entitled "Saint Marianne:Blessed Mother of the Afflicted."The exhibit will open on Friday, March 8th in celebration of International Women's Day. The exhibit will explore Saint Marianne's life work with the Sisters of Saint Francis, which began in Syracuse, New York. Her work culminated in Hawaii with patients afflicted with Leprosy, now known as Hansen's disease. She laboredat the hospitals and homes for Hansen's disease patients and their children at Kalaupapa and Kalawao on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, leading to Mother Marianne Cope's elevation to Sainthood by Pope Benedict XVI.The exhibit will also focus on Kalaupapa National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park Service that commemorates the work of Father Damien (Saint Damien) and Saint Marianne. A program about Saint Marianne and her work in Hawaii will also be offered to the public on March 8th at 10:30 am in the park visitor center at 136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls.Admission and attendance to the program is free of charge. Women's Rights National Historical Park commemorates and preserves the sites associated with the First Women's Rights Convention, held in 1848 in Seneca Falls."We are proud to be part of the National Park system, For more information, please call (315) 568-0024.Follow the park's social media sites for Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/womensrightsnps) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/WomensRightsNPS) to learn more about our upcoming programs. Learn about the park's latest activities by reading its most recent newsletter: https://www.nps.gov/wori/parknews/upload/WORI-Newsletter-Vol-2-no-1-12-26-12.pdf. |
Last updated: February 26, 2015