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Saint Rose of Lima (in Spanish, Santa Rosa de Lima) is the patron saint of Peru and of all South America. She was the first person born in the Western Hemisphere to be made a saint (canonized) by the Roman Catholic Church.
- St. Rose of Lima
Saint Rose of Lima, the first person born in the Western...
- St. Rose of Lima
2 wrz 2024 · Rose of Lima was born to a noble family and is the patron saint of embroidery, gardening and cultivation of blooming flowers. A lay member of the Dominican Order, she was declared a saint by the Catholic Church, being the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as such.
20 sie 2024 · Saint Rose of Lima, the first person born in the Western Hemisphere to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patron saint of Peru and all of South America as well as of embroiderers, gardeners, and florists. Learn about her life as a lay Dominican in this article.
St. Rose was born in Lima, capital of Peru, on the 20th April 1586 and was baptized Isabel Flores de Oliva. She came from a large family. Her father Gaspar Flores was a soldier in the cavalry of the Imperial Spanish Army, while her mother, Maria de Oliva was a Creole.
In her parents’ home, she set up one room as a free medical clinic for children who were poor and people who were elderly. This became the beginning of social service in Peru. In the last years of her life, Rose became very ill, and she died on August 24, 1617.
Rose of Lima was born to a noble family and is the patron saint of embroidery, gardening and cultivation of blooming flowers. She was the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as a saint.
St Rose of Lima, also known as Santa Rosa de Lima in Spanish, was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, in Lima, Peru. The first person to be born in the Americas who was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church, she became known because of her asceticism throughout her life.
