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Saint Rose of Lima: The Story of the First Canonized Saint of the Americas by Mary Fabyan Windeatt [Windeatt, Mary Fabyan] is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

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St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617), Patroness of the Americas, is the first canonized saint of the New World. She was the tenth of thirteen children, and her mother experienced no pain at her birth. 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. Rose tenderly cared for the sick, even those with repulsive wounds, and she often obtained miraculous cures for people from the Child Jesus. On other occasions, she 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 confidant of St. Martin de Porres, who lived in the same city. Her mystical experiences caused an ecclesiastical inquiry.Though dead at only 31, St. Rose's love of God was so intense that she was recognized as a saint in her own time and was canonized by the Ch

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Author

Mary Fabyan Windeatt [Windeatt, Mary Fabyan]

Publisher

TAN Books and Publishers, Inc.

Published

1943

Language

EN

ISBN

9781618902931

Category

children's

Subjects

Christian, Philosophy, Fiction

Rating

4.26 / 5 (70 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14