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Martín de Porres Velázquez, O.P., (9 December 1579 – 3 No...

wikipedia - 03 Nov 2021
Martín 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.

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