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Saint Rose of Lima
Saint Rose of Lima was born in Peru in the late 16th century. As a young woman, she sought to
destroy her beauty to avoid the attentions of young men. She took up fasting and a series of penances, and
filled her days looking after the sick and impoverished. At all other times she was virtually a recluse, and
although forbidden by her parents to become a nun, she entered the Third Order of St. Dominic and took a vow
of perpetual virginity.
She died on August 24th, 1617, at the age of 31. Many miracles followed her death and she was canonized in
1671.
Saint Rose of Lima
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