st martin de porres was born in lima peru.
he become a saint by helping a poor Indian bleeding to death
Saint Martin de Porres lived in Lima, Peru for most of his life. He was born there in 1579 and spent his adulthood serving the poor and sick in the city.
Martin was a Dominican brother and was a barber. He was the first person of color to be allowed to enter the Dominican order as a brother. He worked in the infirmary and also cared for abandoned animals.
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St. Martin de Porres is Patron of Peru. He was a member of the Dominican order, of African descent. His father was a Spaniard and his mother was a freed slave. He established an orphanage and children's hospital for the poor children of the slums. Set up a shelter for the stray cats and dogs and nursed them back to health. Lived in self-imposed austerity, never ate meat, fasted continuously, and spent much time in prayer and meditation with a great devotion to the Holy Eucharist.
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.
St. Martin de Porres died at the age of 59 in 1639.
Martin de Porres died on November 3, 1639 at the age of 59.
Martin de Porres died on November 3, 1639, in Lima, Peru, of a fever, possibly malaria.
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 was never a boxer.
St. Martin was Catholic.
he become a saint by helping a poor Indian bleeding to death