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Peruvian Nun Rose of Lima Canonized in 1674
The Peruvian nun Isabel de Santa Maria, later known as Rose, was canonized by Pope Clement X in 1674 becoming the first saint of the Americas. Born April 30 1586 at the future sanctuary site she chose a life of aid to the poor and died in 1617 at 31. The Lima sanctuary work began 1669 with the main church completed 1874. She is Lima and Americas patroness.
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