What are some cool things about Saint Rose of Lima?

Answer 1

Her name at birth was Isabel.
She was a beautiful young girl and devoted daughter.
She took a vow of chastity and rubbed her face with lye and pepper to make herself less attractive to possible suitors.
She became a Dominican Tertiary in 1605 and spent the rest of her life in a shed in her parent's garden meditating and praying.
She earned money to help support her parents as well as her mission to the poor by raising vegetables and doing embroidery.
She received the stigmata - the wounds of Christ.
Rose suffered from both physical and mental illnesses, mostly because of the severe mortifications and penances to which she subjected herself.
She died at the age of 31 of natural causes in 1617.

Answer 2

Saint Rose of Lima is the patron saint of Latin America and the Philippines. She was known for her extreme acts of self-mortification and devotion to God. Additionally, she was the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.