St. Rose of Lima Alphonsus MaryPaperback
St. Rose of Lima Alphonsus MaryPaperback St. She was the tenth of thirteen children. Rose of Lima (1586-1617), Patroness of the Americas, is the first canonized saint of the New World. Rose tenderly…
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St. Rose of Lima Alphonsus MaryPaperback
St. She was the tenth of thirteen children. Rose of Lima (1586-1617), Patroness of the Americas, is the first canonized saint of the New World.
Rose tenderly cared for the sick, even those with repulsive wounds, and she often obtained miraculous cures for people from the Child Jesus. Though exquisitely beautiful (hence her nickname, Rose), she refused to marry, and while helping support her family by needlework and growing flowers, she practiced heroic charity and lived as a Dominican Tertiary in her parents' home. On other occasions, Rose worked miracles in order to feed the members of her family, and became known as "Mother of the Poor." Rose continually prayed and offered her sufferings for the conversion of the idolatrous Incas.
In the year 1615, through her prayers, the Blessed Sacrament and the people of Lima were spared attack by savage pirates. St. Rose was a friend and