biography
| name: |
Martín de Porres, St
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pronunciation:
[pohres]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1579–1639)
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| biography:
| South American saint, who spent his entire life in the Dominican Order in Lima, Peru, ministering to the sick and poor. He was also noted for his way with animals. Beatified in 1837, he was canonized in 1962. He is the patron saint of social justice. Feast day 3 November. |
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