St. Rose of Lima - Patron Madrid11
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Channel: Salt + Light Media · 2011 · Entertainment
Baptismal Name: Isabel Flores de Oliva Birth: April 20, 1586 in Lima, Peru Feast Day: August 23rd Relationship to a saint: confirmed by the Archbishop of Lima, saint Turibius of Mogrovejo. She was also a friend of St. Martin de Porres Known for: love to Eucharist and prayer. First canonized American Patron Saint of: Americas, people ridiculed for their piety, and against vanity. Imitate the Saint: do not seek the path of worldly greatness, try to live each day as faithfully to your vocation as possible, accept the sufferings cheerfully, as gifts from God. Did you know? St. Rose of Lima was not a nun, rather she was a lay tertiary, spending most of her life at her family home and she worked hard to help support the family. She was such a beautiful baby that she was called Rose, and that name remained. As she grew older, she became more and more beautiful, but she was so devoted to her vow of chastity that she used pepper and lye to ruin her complexion so she would not be attractive. St. Rose was a mystic and visionary, who received many mental and physical sufferings, including an invisible stigmata.
