Rose of Lima
Feast: August 23
Angelino Medoro (17th century)
(PD)
Saint Rose of Lima was the first saint born in the Americas to be canonized. Born Isabel Flores de Oliva in Lima, Peru, in 1586, she took the name Rose and lived a life of extreme penance and mystical prayer as a Dominican tertiary. She cared for the sick and poor in her home and is the patroness of Latin America.
Patron of:
- Latin America
- Peru
- Philippines
- Florists