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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
Place of burial: Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, 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
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He is the patron saint of mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health workers, all those seeking racial harmony, and animals.
He has become the patron saint of people of mixed race, innkeepers, barbers, public health workers and more. His feast day is November 3.
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St. Martin de Porres was born into great disadvantage yet, with his great perseverance, and even greater faith became a beloved wonder-worker of Peru.
Apr 2, 2024 · St. Martín de Porres (born 1579, Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru [now in Peru]—died November 3, 1639, Lima; canonized 1962; feast day November 3) ...
Growing up in poverty. In 1579, Martín de Porres Velésquez was born in Lima, Peru into the kind of poverty familiar to many of the world's children. He was the ...
Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru, on December 9, 1579, to Don Juan de Porres, a Spanish nobleman and adventurer, and Ana Velasquez, a freed daughter of ...
Martin preached Christ through his charity, humility and poverty. He stands as a holy reminder that, in a religious order known for glorifying God by ...
Nov 3, 2023 · He performed many miracles, and is the Patron saint of a lot of things. He had the gift of bi-location, helping many in need in foreign lands, ...
Feb 24, 2009 · De Pores died in Lima at the age of 60 from fever. He'd lived a life of devotion to Christian monasticism and charity. He rejected the excesses ...