Religious · 3 November
St. Martin de Porres
Martín de Porras Velázquez 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.
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Saints from Peru
Read the full stories of 2 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Peru.
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Lay saint
St. Rose of Lima
Rose of Lima , was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, Spanish Empire, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city through her own private efforts.
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