Martin was born December 8, 1579, son of an important nobleman and a mulatta, in Lima (Peru). Martin began to familiarize himself with the well paid profession of Barber, who at that time was considerably more to do with to remove teeth, extracting teeth or do indents. Martin was able to become an expert by passing as a great Spanish physician assistant.From this he began to live and his work allowed him to effectively help the poor who could not afford him. By his Barber would come equally peasaintts soldiers and would go to find relief both Knights and mayors. But what makes exemplary to his life is not only the social impact of a humanitarian job well done. More heroic is his continuous exercise of charity that springs from the love of Christ, and to Holy Mary. In the course of his work and sensitivity towards religion he had contact with the monks of the Dominican convent of Rosario where he sought admission as donated before moving on to brother. Of all the virtues that had protruded Martin Porres' humility was above all, always putting others ahead of their own needs. On one occasion the convent had serious financial trouble and the Prior was in need to sell some items, at this, Martin de Porres offered to be sold as a slave to remedy the crisis. He died a day like today in 1639.
View moreNext to the fortress Xa Doai, in Tonquin, saint Pedro Francisco Nerón, priest of the society of foreign missions of Paris and martyr, who, in time of Emperor Tu Duc, lived three months locked in a very close cave, where, wounded atrociously with rods, abstained during three weeks of all food and consummated their martyrdom to be finally beheaded.
In Alem, of Flanders, commemoration of saint Odrada, Virgin (c. s. XI).
In Agrigento, Sicily, saint libertine, Bishop and martyr (s. III/IV).
In the monastery of Antidio, in Bithynia, saint Juanicio, monk, that, after more than twenty years in the service of the weapons, lived alone in several mountains of Olympus, and used to accompany his prayer with these words: God is my hope, Christ my refuge, the Holy Spirit my protector.
In lower Brittany, saint Guenael, revered as Abbot of Landevenec (s. VI).
In the monastery of Ashan, burial of saint Gaudioso, who, disciple of Saint Victoriano, was elected Bishop of Tarazona, venue in which distinguished himself by his defence of the faith against the Arians (s. VI).
Close to the monastery of Fieschingen, in Switzerland, saint Ida, prison.
At Rome, commemoration of saint Silvia, mother of the saint Gregorio Magno I Pope, that the same Pontiff wrote that he had reached the Summit of prayer and penance, being optimum example for others (s. VII).
In the monastery of Hornbach, near Strasbourg, in Burgundy, burial of Saint Pirmino, Bishop and Abbot of Reichenau, who evangelized Alamanni and Bavarians, he founded many monasteries and wrote a book for his disciples to catechize to the wild (s. III/IV).
In the region of Lauragais, in the Narbonnaise Galia, saint Pápulo or Paplo, revered as a martyr (s. III/IV).
St. Hubert, patron saint of hunters