Martin de Porres
Friar
Martín de Porres Velázquez OP was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health... Wikipedia
Born: December 9, 1579, Lima, Peru
Died: November 3, 1639 (age 59 years), Lima, Peru
Parents: Juan de Porras de Miranda and Ana Velázquez
Siblings: Juana de Porres
Attributes: a dog, a cat, a bird, and a mouse eating together from a same dish; broom, crucifix, rosary, a heart
Beatified: 29 October 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI
Canonized: 6 May 1962, by Pope John XXIII