Martin of Porres

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Figure of St. Martin von Porres in a chapel in the house where he was born in Lima

Martin von Porres (born December 9, 1579 in Lima , Viceroyalty of Peru ; † November 3, 1639 ibid) was a Peruvian Dominican . He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Martin von Porres was the son of the Spanish nobleman Juan de Porres and Anna Velasquez, a daughter of African slaves from Panama . He was raised religiously by his mother. He became a doctor's assistant and thereby acquired knowledge as a surgeon and pharmacist. Due to his loving nature, he was soon very well known and especially popular with the poor. Miraculous healings have also been reported.

St. Martin of Porres

In 1594 he entered the Dominican monastery in Lima as a lay brother . As a mulatto he was initially treated very badly and assigned to simple tasks. It was not until June 2, 1603 that he was accepted into the order as a profession . In the monastery he dedicated himself to nursing the sick and treated everyone regardless of their skin color. With the help of his sister, he founded an orphanage and numerous charitable institutions in Lima. He led a very ascetic life, hardly slept and was venerated as a saint by the population during his lifetime. In 1639 he died at the age of 60 from complications from typhoid fever .

Adoration

Martin von Porres was born in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI. beatified. John XXIII canonized Martin von Porres on May 6, 1962. His feast day in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is November 3rd . St. Martin von Porres is the patron saint of nursing staff and social justice; he is called when rats and mice plague. In iconography he is usually depicted in the Dominican habit with a cross, rosary and a broom.

A district of Lima and the St. Martin de Porres Catholic Cemetery in Texas are named after him. The American jazz composer and pianist Mary Lou Williams composed the piece Black Christ of the Andes in his honor shortly after his canonization (released as an album in 1963).

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SURNAME Porres, Martin von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Porres, Martin de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Peruvian saint, Dominican
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1579
PLACE OF BIRTH Lima , Peru
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1639
Place of death Lima , Peru