Saint san martin de porres biography
San martin de porres historia...
| Martin de Porres | |
|---|---|
| Martin of Charity | |
| Born | December 9 () in Lima, Peru |
| Died | November 3 (aged 59) in Lima, Peru |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Lutheran Church |
| Beatified | by Gregory XVI |
| Canonized | May 6, by Pope John XXIII |
| Major shrine | Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima |
| Feast | November 3 |
| Attributes | dog,cat, bird, and mouse; broom, crucifix, rosary |
| Patronage | mixed race and black people, Peru, poor people, public education, public health, race relations, social justice, state schools, etc.Saint san martin de porres biography |
Saint Martín de Porres (December 9, – November 3, ) was a Catholic monk of mixed raced from Peru and the first "black" person admitted to the Dominican Order. He became famous for his miraculous cures and service to the poor.
Born the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and a former slave from Panama, he grew up in poverty and was taken in as a servant by the Dominicans at the age of His reput