Saint Martin de Porres

Martyr and saint of the Catholic Church

Saint Martin de Porres was a Peruvian saint and martyr who was born in 1579 to a black slave mother and a Spanish nobleman father. He was born in Lima, Peru, and was raised in a Catholic household. De Porres was known for his piety and his charitable works, particularly among the poor and marginalized. He was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 1888 and is now revered as a patron saint of the poor, the sic...