St. Martin De Porres
Apostle of Charity
By: Giuliana Cavallini
St. Martin De Porres. The close friend of St. Rose of Lima; he became a Dominican lay brother at 15 and spent his life (died at 61) helping those in need. Many great anecdotes telling how he raised the dead; multiplied food; cured the sick; healed wounded animals; visited those in need through bilocation; did extreme penance and gained the name of Apostle of Charity; patron of social justice; father of the sick and poor and helper in hopeless cases. The Dominican Order s official biography of him. Truly inspiring!
