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[[Saint Rose of Lima]] (1586–1617), the first American-born saint, was a [[Peru|Peruvian]] laywoman known for extreme asceticism and charity to [[Lima]]’s poor. [[Canonization|Canonized]] in 1671, she is the patroness of Latin America and the [[Philippines]], influencing Peru’s 76% Catholic population (25 million). Her mystical visions and self-mortification embody [[South American]] devotional intensity.
[[Saint Rose of Lima]] (1586–1617), the first American-born saint, was a [[Peru|Peruvian]] laywoman known for extreme asceticism and charity to [[Lima]]’s poor. [[Canonization|Canonized]] in 1671, she is the patroness of Latin America and the [[Philippines]], influencing Peru’s 76% Catholic population (25 million). Her mystical visions and self-mortification embody [[South American]] devotional intensity.