Feast Day: | August 23 |
Born: | April 20, 1586, Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru |
Died: | August 24, 1617, Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru |
Canonized: | April 2, 1671, Rome by Pope Clement X |
Major Shrine: | convent of Santo Domingo in Lima, Peru |
Patron of: | embroiderers; gardeners; India; Latin America; people ridiculed for their piety; Peru; Philippines; Santa Rosa, California; against vanity; Lima; Peruvian Police Force |