Martin de Porres was born on December 9, 1579.
Martin de Porres was born on December 9, 1579.
St. Martin de Porres died in Lima, Peru.
The feast day of St. Martin de Porres is November 3.
St. Martin de Porres lived and worked in Lima, Peru.
Martin de Porres died on November 3, 1639 at the age of 59.
St. Martin de Porres died at the age of 59 in 1639.
Martin de Porres was born on December 9, 1579 and died on November 3, 1639. Martin de Porres would have been 59 years old at the time of death or 435 years old today.
Martin de Porres died on November 3, 1639, in Lima, Peru, of a fever, possibly malaria.
Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru in 1579. He was the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed African slave woman. Martin de Porres is known for his acts of charity and compassion towards the poor and sick, and he is considered the patron saint of social justice and racial harmony.
St. Martin was Catholic.
Saint Martin de Porres was canonized as a saint by Pope John XXIII in 1962.