Black History Month - St Rose of Lima

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Name – St Rose of Lima

Born – 20th April, 1586

Died – 24th August, 1617 (aged 31)

Veneration - Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion

Beatified – 15th April 1667 or 1668, by Pope Clement IX

Canonised – 12th April, 1671, by Pope Clement X

Feast – 23rd August

Patronage – Embroiderers, sewing lace; gardeners; florists; India; Lain America; people ridiculed or misunderstood for their piety; for the resolution of family quarrels; indigenous people of the Americas; Peru; Philippines;  Vilareal; Santa Rosa; California; Santa Rosa; Laguna; Alcoy; Cebu; against vanity; Lima; Peruvian Police Force

Attributes- rose, anchor, Infant Jesus

When we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus. We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus. St Rose of Lima



Links –
https://www.dspt.edu/site/general/st.-rose-of-lima
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13192c.htm
http://www.anglicancatholic.org/liturgicalcalendars/296

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