FD of St Martin de Porres, the son of a free black woman and a Spanish nobleman in Lima who rejected his "mulatto" son. He joined the Dominicans as a lay helper, but gradually won respect for his healing powers, his extraordinary spiritual gifts, and his embodiment of the gospel.

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He cared selflessly for the sick and those counted as nothing: Indians, the poor, African slaves. His ministry extended to animals, with whom he could communicate. He was a living parable of "the peaceable kingdom." And yet he subjected himself to terrible penance.
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What sins could afflict the conscience of this holy brother? Slavery, the scorn heaped on the poor and the Indians, the existence of so much injustice in a supposedly Christian society. He was named the patron saint for social justice. San Martin, pray for us!
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