RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Rose of Lima

1586 - 1617

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Rose of Lima, TOSD (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 – 24 August 1617) (Latin: Rosa Limana, Spanish: Rosa de Lima), was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, Spanish Empire, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city through her own private efforts. Rose of Lima was born to a noble family and is the patron saint of embroidery, gardening, and cultivation of blooming flowers. She was the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as a saint. As a saint, Rose of Lima has been designated as a co-patroness of the Philippines, along with Pudentiana; both saints were moved to second-class patronage in September 1942 by Pope Pius XII, but Rose remains the primary patroness of Peru and of the local people of Latin America. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rose of Lima is the 565th most popular religious figure (down from 507th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Peru (down from 10th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Peruvian Religious Figure.

The rose of Lima is a type of flower that is native to Peru. It is most famous for its unique shape and color.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Rose of Lima ranks 565 out of 3,187. Before her are Saint Menas, Philomena, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Jehoshaphat, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, and Paul of Thebes. After her are Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Ibn Hazm, Annas, Josemaría Escrivá, Pope Severinus, and Pope Stephen V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1586, Rose of Lima ranks 1. After her are Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Pietro Della Valle, Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Johann Schein, Pau Claris i Casademunt, Jan Wildens, Niccolò Zucchi, Théophraste Renaudot, and Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard. Among people deceased in 1617, Rose of Lima ranks 5. Before her are Pocahontas, Ahmed I, John Napier, and Francisco Suárez. After her are Hendrik Goltzius, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, David Fabricius, Concino Concini, 4th Dalai Lama, and Fausto Veranzio.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Rose of Lima ranks 11 out of 287. Before her are Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920), Alberto Fujimori (1938), Carlos Castaneda (1925), Túpac Amaru (1545), Pachacuti (1380), and Manco Cápac (1250). After her are Túpac Amaru II (1738), Manco Inca Yupanqui (1512), Huáscar (1490), Yma Sumac (1923), Topa Inca Yupanqui (1441), and Martin de Porres (1579).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Peru

Among religious figures born in Peru, Rose of Lima ranks 2. Before her are Manco Cápac (1250). After her are Martin de Porres (1579), Sinchi Roca (1230), Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (1943), Mayta Cápac (1290), Pedro Barreto (1944), and Juan Guevara (1882).

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