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Martin de Porres
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'''St. Martín de Porres''' (
December 9 1579--1639) was a
Dominican Order Dominican friar who was
Beatification beatified in 1873 by
Pope Gregory XVI and
Canonization canonized on
May 16 1962 by
Pope John XXIII. His feast day is November 3.
He was born in
Lima,
Peru, the son of a
Spain Spanish nobleman and a young freed slave woman, possibly
Afro-Peruvian, born in
Panama. He grew up in poverty, and at the age of 11 was taken in by the Dominicans as a servant. As his duties grew he was promoted to
almoner, and then put in charge of the infirmary. His piety and miraculous cures led his superiors to drop the racial limits on admission to the Order and he was made a full Dominican brother.
His work on behalf of the poor was tireless: he established an
orphanage and a children's
hospital. He maintained an austere lifestyle, which included
fasting and forswearing meat. His devotion to
prayer was notable even by the pious standards of the age. He is often depicted with a
broomstick broom, since he considered all work to be sacred no matter how menial.
He was a friend of St.
John de Massias and
Saint Rose of Lima. He died in Lima in 1639.
The district of
San Martín de Porres in Lima was named in honor of this saint.
External links
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St. Martin de Porres website and image
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St. Martin de Porres – Saints of the Day
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Prayer for the intercession of St. Martin de Porres
Category:1579 births Martin de Porres
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Category:Peruvian people Porres, Martin de
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