 More
than a century ago, Mother Marianne Cope and six Sisters of the
Third Franciscan Order of Syracuse, New York, arrived in the islands
in response to an urgent plea for their assistance in caring for
the victims of Hansen's Disease. Mother Marianne and the Sisters
began their service at the Branch Leper Hospital in Honolulu and
five years later began serving in the Leper Settlement at Kalaupapa
on Molokai.
Since that time, the Sister's mission as advocates for the poor
and disadvantaged continues through the work of St. Francis Healthcare
System and its staff, fulfilling their historic role as visionaries
and risk-takers.
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