Sr. Mariani Dimaranan: Filipina Champion of Social Justice and Human Rights
Sr. Mariani Cuevas Dimaranan, SFIC was a professed religious of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. She was an activist nun who fought the dictatorship of the late strong man, Ferdinand E. Marcos during Martial Law. Early Life Born on February 1, 1925, in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro to well-off parents Mariano and Maria Dimaranan, Sr. Mariani was baptized Marcela. She felt a profound calling to serve the marginalized from a young age. After completing her college education at De La Salle University, she made the resolute decision to join the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (SFIC) despite her father's objections, who even filed a legal case to dissuade her. Undeterred, Mariani pursued her vocation, embodying the Franciscan spirit of humility, service and unwavering commitment to the poor. The Martial Law Years The declaration of Martial Law by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972 marked a dark chapter in the history of the Phili...