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|SaintName=Saint Martin de Porres
|SaintName=Saint Martin de Porres
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=12-09-1579
|FeastDay=November 03
|SaintBirthDate=1579-09-12
|SaintBirthPlace=Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (now Peru)
|SaintBirthPlace=Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (now Peru)
|SaintBirthCoordinates=-12.0464, -77.0428
|SaintBirthCoordinates=-12.0464, -77.0428
|SaintDeathDate=11-03-1639
|SaintDeathDate=1639-03-11
|DeathPlace=Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (now Peru)
|DeathPlace=Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (now Peru)
|SaintDeathCoordinates=-12.0464, -77.0428
|SaintDeathCoordinates=-12.0464, -77.0428
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|NotableLabel3=Final burial and veneration center
|NotableLabel3=Final burial and veneration center
|NotableCoordinates3=-12.0464, -77.0428
|NotableCoordinates3=-12.0464, -77.0428
|BeatificationDate=10-20-1837
|AssociatedCountries=Peru
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Lima]]
|Beatifier=Pope Gregory XVI
|Beatifier=Pope Gregory XVI
|BeatificationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy)
|BeatificationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy)
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=05-06-1962
|CanonizationDate=1962-06-05
|Canonizer=Pope John XXIII
|Canonizer=Pope John XXIII
|CanonizationLocation=St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
|CanonizationLocation=St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a Dominican friar from gangrene (for beatification)
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a Dominican friar from gangrene (for beatification)
|SaintMiracle2=Cure of a child from fatal fever in Lima (for canonization)
|SaintMiracle2=Cure of a child from fatal fever in Lima (for canonization)
|FeastDay=November 03
|Profession=Barber-surgeon; lay brother
|Profession=Barber-surgeon; lay brother
|ReligiousAffiliation=Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
|ReligiousAffiliation=Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
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|Attributes=Broom; dog; bird; Dominican habit
|Attributes=Broom; dog; bird; Dominican habit
|PrimaryShrine=Church of Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru
|PrimaryShrine=Church of Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru
|AdditionalVeneration=
|AssociatedCountries=Peru
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Lima]]
|ReviewLevel=0
|ReviewLevel=0
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'''Saint Martin de Porres''', OP (1579–1639), born Juan de Porres Velázquez, was a Peruvian Dominican lay brother of Afro-Peruvian descent, renowned for his extraordinary charity, humility, and miraculous intercessions, serving as barber-surgeon and almoner in Lima's Dominican community.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09720b.htm|title=St. Martin de Porres|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Lima to Spanish knight Juan de Porres and freedwoman Ana Velázquez, historical records from Dominican annals confirm his illegitimate status and early apprenticeship as barber-surgeon c. 1594, admitted as tertiary 1603 and lay brother 1604 despite racial barriers, professing solemn vows 1605.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_de_Porres|title=Martin de Porres|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Devoting life to the poor, sick, and animals—legendarily bilocating to Peru and Africa—Martin established an orphanage, reconciled nobles, and performed reputed miracles like multiplying food, verified through eyewitness testimonies in his cause.<ref name="catholic_online">{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=114|title=St. Martin de Porres|publisher=Catholic Online|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> His humility extended to sweeping floors and caring for rats, earning "Saint of the Broom" moniker.<ref name="newadvent" />
'''Saint Martin de Porres''', OP (1579–1639), born Juan de Porres Velázquez, was a Peruvian Dominican lay brother of Afro-Peruvian descent, renowned for his extraordinary charity, humility, and miraculous intercessions, serving as barber-surgeon and almoner in Lima's Dominican community.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09720b.htm|title=St. Martin de Porres|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Lima to Spanish knight Juan de Porres and freedwoman Ana Velázquez, historical records from Dominican annals confirm his illegitimate status and early apprenticeship as barber-surgeon c. 1594, admitted as tertiary 1603 and lay brother 1604 despite racial barriers, professing solemn vows 1605.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_de_Porres|title=Martin de Porres|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Devoting life to the poor, sick, and animals—legendarily bilocating to Peru and Africa—Martin established an orphanage, reconciled nobles, and performed reputed miracles like multiplying food, verified through eyewitness testimonies in his cause.<ref name="catholic_online">{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=114|title=St. Martin de Porres|publisher=Catholic Online|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> His humility extended to sweeping floors and caring for rats, earning "Saint of the Broom" moniker.<ref name="newadvent" />


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