St. Martin de Porres - San Salvador, El Salvador
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N 13° 41.840 W 089° 11.328
16P E 263272 N 1515324
St. Martin de Porres is the patron saint of mixed-race people.
Waymark Code: WMH33G
Location: El Salvador
Date Posted: 05/13/2013
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This sculpture of St. Martin de Porres is located directly to the right of the entrance to the Iglesia de Rosario in downtown San Salvador. The lifesized work depicts the Saint strolling with a young boy. He wears long robes and has an elaborate halo. There is no information at the site about the artist or date.
Wikipedia (
visit link) informs us:
"Saint Martin de Porres (December 9, 1579 – November 3, 1639) was a lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony.
He was noted for work on behalf of the poor, establishing an orphanage and a children's hospital. He maintained an austere lifestyle, which included fasting and abstaining from meat. Among the many miracles attributed to him were those of levitation, bilocation, miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures, and an ability to communicate with animals."