Rose of Lima
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Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.
— In P. Léonard Hansen, Vita mirabilis, 1664, p. 137; quoted in Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1992, § 618.
Rose of Lima
Dominican saint from Peru
- Fame56.0
- Momentum0.4
- Religious Figures rank#207
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- Fame56.0
- Momentum0.4
- Religious Figures rank#207
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Lived 1586–1617, aged 31
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Updated 2026-06-09
Isabel Flores de Oliva became the first person born in the Americas to be declared a saint, pulling two paths into one life: extreme self-denial and quiet care for Lima's poor.
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Born 20 April 1586 to a noble family in Lima, she joined the Third Order of Saint Dominic and built a life around severe penance and private charity work for the city's destitute. Her devotion earned her sainthood—the first such recognition for anyone born in the New World. She became patron saint of embroidery, gardening, and flowering plants, and was named co-patroness of the Philippines alongside Pudentiana in 1942, though both were moved to second-class patronage that September. She remains primary patroness of Peru and Latin America's local people. Her image once appeared on Peru's highes…
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