Martin de Porres, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martin de Porres

Dominican lay brother and saint

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1579

Place of Birth: Lima, Peru

Date of Death: 03-Nov-1639

Profession: lay brother, Christians Jehovah’s Witnesses, dominican friar

Nationality: Peru

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Martin de Porres Velázquez, O.P.
(9 December 1579 – 3 November 1639), was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII.
He is the patron saint of mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health workers, and all those seeking racial harmony. He was noted for his work on behalf of the poor, establishing an orphanage and a children's hospital.
He maintained an austere lifestyle, which included fasting and abstaining from meat.
Among the many miracles attributed to him were those of levitation, bilocation, miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures, and an ability to communicate with animals.