Saint Martin de Porres, O.P. Martin of Charity Saint of the Broom Born December 9, 1579 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru Died November 3, 1639 (aged 59) Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (modern-day Peru) Honored in Roman Catholic Church, Lutheran Church, Anglican Communion Beatified 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI Canonized May 6, 1962, by Pope John XXIII Major shrine Church of Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru Feast November 3 Attributes a dog, a cat, a bird, and a mouse eating together from a same dish; broom, crucifix, rosary, a heart Patronage diocese of Biloxi, diocese of Parañaque, Philippines, Vietnam, Mississippi, black people, hair stylists, innkeepers, lottery, lottery winners, mixed-race people, Peru, poor people, public education, public health, public schools, race relations, social justice, state schools, television, Mexico, Peruvian Naval Aviators
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