2006-09-03 06:50:53 · 13 answers · asked by sueanne23675 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
St martin de porres
2006-09-03 06:57:20 · update #1
Yes, my father in law is called Martin and he's a saint.
2006-09-03 06:53:48 · answer #1 · answered by Gypsie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Martin de Porres was born at Lima, Peru, in 1579. His father was a Spanish gentleman and his mother a coloured freed-woman from Panama. At fifteen, he became a lay brother at the Dominican Friary at Lima and spent his whole life there-as a barber, farm laborer, almoner, and infirmarian among other things.
Martin had a great desire to go off to some foreign mission and thus earn the palm of martyrdom. However, since this was not possible, he made a martyr out of his body, devoting himself to ceaseless and severe penances. In turn, God endowed him with many graces and wondrous gifts, such as, aerial flights and bilocation.
St. Martin's love was all-embracing, shown equally to humans and to animals, including vermin, and he maintained a cats and dogs hospital at his sister's house. He also possessed spiritual wisdom, demonstrated in his solving his sister's marriage problems, raising a dowry for his niece inside of three day's time, and resolving theological problems for the learned of his Order and for bishops. A close friend of St. Rose of Lima, this saintly man died on November 3, 1639 and was canonized on May 6, 1962. His feast day is November 3.
I do believe he existed, although I'm not too sure about the flying and being in two places at the same time.
2006-09-03 17:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Martin de Porridge, the patron saint of breakfasts and light snacks.
2006-09-03 14:00:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is a church in Dublin with a giant candle used by pope John 23 when he made the guy a saint. I think he was the first black guy to be accepted by any of the Christian churches and is very important in the history of the Christian church.
D.
2006-09-03 14:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by Derek G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dog believes in bob martin
2006-09-06 14:14:33 · answer #5 · answered by richie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
o come on. martin sheen is hardly a saint.
2006-09-03 13:56:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah he's Peruvian, or somewhere in S. America. Why you ask?
2006-09-03 14:01:54 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he is a great help to those in need.
2006-09-03 13:59:53 · answer #8 · answered by Villain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's got a really nice church in London.
2006-09-03 13:54:57 · answer #9 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2006-09-07 05:04:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋