What is Martin de Porres?
[[File:Imag5425.jpg|thumb|St. Martin de Porres ]] '''Saint Martin de Porres''' (December 9, 1579 – November 3, 1639) is a [[Christian]] [[Canonization|Saint]] of [[Dominican Order]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Mi-So/Porres-Mart-n.html |title=Martín Porres Biography |publisher=Encyclopedia of World Biography |access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref> He is the [[patron saint]] of [[social justice]].<ref name=AC>{{cite web |url=http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1188 |title=St. Martin de Porres |publisher=American Catholic |access-date=10 May 2016 |archive-date=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705003653/http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1188 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is also the patron saint of [[race (sociology)|race]] relations, [[African-American]]s, [[barber]]s and [[hairdresser]]s.<ref name=AC/> He was born in [[Lima]], [[Peru]] where he is [[wikt:venerate|venerate]]d in the large [[basilica]] of Santo Domingo. On his [[feast day]], November 3rd, many churches have a [[ceremony]]. ==Early life== Saint Martin was born to Juan de Porras, a Spanish [[Nobility|hidalgo]], and Ana Velásquez, a [[Black people|black]] woman . He was originally named Martín de Porres Velázquez. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{commonscat-inline|Saint Martin de Porres}} * [http://www.martindeporres.org/about.htm About St. Martin de Porres] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506153915/http://www.martindeporres.org/about.htm |date=2016-05-06 }} * [http://www.drstandley.com/saints_stmartindeporres.shtml ST. MARTIN DE PORRES] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin de Porres}} [[Category:People from Lima]] [[Category:1579 births]] [[Category:1639 deaths]] [[Category:Christian saints]] [[Category:Peruvian Roman Catholic priests]]