Martin de Porres
(1579-1639)
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Martín de Porres Velázquez OP (9 December 1579 – 3 November 1639) was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health workers, and all those seeking racial harmony.
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9 December 1579 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru
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| Died |
3 November 1639 (aged 59) Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (modern-day Peru)
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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