Saint Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru in 1579 to Don Juan de Porres, a Spanish nobleman, and Ana Velasquez, a freed daughter of slaves from Panama. At a very young age, his father ...

On Nov. 3, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Martin de Porres, a Peruvian Dominican brother who lived a life of humble service and charity and became the first black saint of the ...

Saint Martin de Porres Academy’s 12-year commitment results in graduates who are 6 times more likely to graduate from college as compared with their peers, nationally. 89 percent of the Academy’s ...

Saint Martin De Porres was born in 1579 in Lima, Peru. His father, Don Juan de Porres, was a Spanish nobleman who became governor of Panama. His mother, Anna Martin, was a freed black slave.

Upon his acceptance to St. Francis in 1945, Ward took on the religious name of Martin Maria de Porres as his own. After his ordination in 1955 in Albany, New York, he volunteered to work at ...

St. Martin de Porres, who was led to heavenly glory by the path of humility, offered great comfort to my mother during some of the darkest moments of her life. A Service of EWTN News, Inc.

LIMA, Peru — A new reconstruction of the face of St. Martin de Porres reveals the face of the Dominican brother as he was in life, as well as his physical suffering: The saint had trouble eating ...

Saint Martin de Porres High School Presents: 16th Annual Birthday Bash Saturday May 18th 6:30pm-11:00pm Cleveland Museum of Art 216-881-1689 SaintMartinCleveland.org. Close Ad.

Saint Martin now boasts more than 130 corporate partners — a group that includes companies such as Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Indians, Eaton, Jones Day, KeyBank and The Sherwin-Williams Co. Saint ...