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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ffrickey, post: 1316145, member: 20613&quot;]St. Martin de Porres (1569-1639), the &quot;broom saint&quot;, was a mulatto Peruvian Dominican monk.&nbsp; As a mulatto, he was initially treated badly and assigned only the simplest tasks, and only allowed to join the order 9 years after entering the monastery.&nbsp; He devoted himself to caring for the sick, and, with his sister&#039;s help, founded an orphanage and a number of other benevolent institutions in Lima.&nbsp; One of the city&#039;s quarters is named after him.&nbsp; He is supposed to have lived very ascetically, and was revered as a saint by the people of Lima during his lifetime.&nbsp; He was beatified in 1837, and canonized by John XXIII in 1962, so the medal you have must date from 1962 or later and is most likely from Lima.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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