Patron saint of South America, she was the first canonized saint from the Western hemisphere
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St. Rose of Lima - EWTN.com  ... the first person born in the Western Hemisphere to be canonized by the Church. ... The child who became St. Rose of Lima was born on April 20 1586, of a ... of South America and the Philippines; she was canonized by Pope Clement in...
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Free Flashcards about PATRON SAINTS - StudyStack  PATRON SAINT OF SOUTH AMERICA, SHE WAS THE FIRST CANONIZED SAINT OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, ST. ROSE OF LIMA. ST. BRIGID...
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Our Patron Saint - St. Rose of Lima  St. Rose of Lima became the first canonized saint of the Western Hemisphere and is the patroness of South America and the Philippines. ... and after receiving the habit of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, she lived a life of penance and prayer.
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St. Rose - Catholic Saint Medals - Patron Saint Medals  Patron saint of the Philippines, Latin America and florists, St. Rose of Lima was born to poor Spanish colonists on April 20, 1586. She died in ... Pope Clement X beatified her in 1667 and canonized her in 1671. She was the first person born in the Western Hemisphere to be so honored. Patron ... Patron of South America...
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St. Rose of Lima | Peruvian saint | Britannica.com  Oct 3, 2016 ... Patron saint of Peru and of all South America. St. Rose of Lima was the first person born in the Western Hemisphere to be canonized by the Roman ... Born into a noble family, Rosa (the name by which she was always known)...
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Our Patron Saint: La Virgen de Guadalupe - Puerto Vallarta  She is our Guadalupe. mother of all Mexicans, the Morenita del Tepeyac. ... As proof of her apparition on December 12th, 1531, the virgin impressed her image on ... She is also there in her Basilica in the Tepeyac foothills north of Mexico City. ... Every year more than 15 million pilgrims from around the world converge on the...
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Day of the Americas OCT 12 - Carnaval.com  Now the monarchs of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella were interested in knowing ... On August 4, 1498, Columbus became the first European to set foot on the South American mainland when he went ashore at the Venezuelan City closest to...
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Pope approves miracle for Mother Teresa's canonization - Sun ...  Dec 18, 2015 ... Mother Teresa, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, died on Sept. ... At the time, her Missionaries of Charity order had nearly 4,000 nuns and ran ... for her, as a strong woman, a woman able to give courageous testimony. ... Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on Aug. 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia.
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Saint Bernadette - New World Encyclopedia  Jan 30, 2013 ... She was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church on December 8, 1933. ... a major site for pilgrimages and attracts millions of Catholics each year. ... Bernadette returned to Lourdes in January 1858 to attend the free school ... After her vision ended, the doctor said that he examined her hand but...
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Bartolom de Las Casas | The Core Curriculum - Columbia College  Bartolom de Las Casas was born in 1484 in Sevilla, Spain. ... He was probably the first person ordained as a priest in America, on either 1512 or 1513. During his first twelve years in the New World, Las Casas participated in various ... traveled to America and experienced the brutality of the conquest, Las Casas became...
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The American Medjugorje - James Randi Educational Foundation  Mar 30, 2013 ... She devoted her life to founding orphanages, schools and hospitals across ... She was the first American Catholic Saint, and became the Patron Saint of Immigrants. ... at the foothills of Lookout Mountain in Golden, in the greater Denver area. ... Today, the site is called the Mother Cabrini Shrine, and people...
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Sao Paulo facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  The largest city of Brazil and of South America, with a metropolitan area population that exceeds 18 million, ... So Paulo was founded by Jesuit priests on Jan.
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Frances Xavier Cabrini - Wikipedia  Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, M.S.C. also called Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American ... United States. She was the first naturalized citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church, on July 7, 1946. ... In New York City, she founded Columbus Hospital and Italian Hospital. In the 1980s, they...
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Rector of Oldest University in the Western Hemisphere Visits ...  Nov 2, 2009 ... Universidad Autnoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) to Eugenio ... Founded in Hispaniola in 1538, UASD is the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere. ... country. The main campus has seen extensive renovation of its...
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Spanish Martyr Is First Gypsy Beatified by Catholic Church - The ...  May 5, 1997 ... Beatification does not mean that Mr. Jimenez Malla -- or El Pele, as he is ... completing the additional steps toward canonization would typically require ... nun who became the first Guatemalan to be so honored by the church; the Rev. ... The church has honored other martyrs from the Spanish Civil War, but...
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), biography  Oct 19, 2003 ... By faith, I am a Catholic nun. ... Small of stature, rocklike in faith, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was ... thirsting love for humanity, especially for the poorest of the poor. ... she was baptised Gonxha Agnes, received her First Communion at ... There she received the name Sister Mary Teresa after St. Thrse of...
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This Western Hemisphere nation is home to 100 million souls, one ...  Jun 29, 2016 ... video icon  The Western Hemisphere's largest snake, it's also called a water boa # Quiz # Question. 0:29. Amazing Videos. No views...
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Saint Rose of Lima  Franciscan Media  She was born to parents of Spanish descent in Lima, Peru, at a time when South America ... Image: Saint Rose of Lima with Child Jesus, Anonymous, Cusco School. Saint Rose of Lima. Saint of the Day for August 23 ... This was a beginning of social services in Peru. ... When she died at 31, the city turned out for her funeral.
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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online  At eighteen, she desired to become a Nun, but poor health stood in her way. ... Then at the urging of Pope Leo XIII she came to the United States with six nuns in 1889 to work among the Italian ... In 1946, she became the first American citizen to be canonized when she ... Seven new Saints canonized by Pope Francis HD.
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Columbus lands in South America - Aug 01, 1498 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Columbus lands in South America on Aug 01, 1498. ... Christopher Columbus sets foot on the American mainland for the first time, at the ... He entered the Gulf of Paria in Venezuela and planted the Spanish flag in South...
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South America - Wikipedia  South America is a continent located in the western hemisphere, mostly in the southern ... Brazil is by far the most populous South American country, with more than half ... Almost all of mainland South America sits on the South American Plate.