St. Martin De Porres (Cross and Crown Series of Spirituality) [Paperback]

Giuliana Cavallini (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cross and Crown Series of Spirituality | Publication Date: January 1, 2009

The close friend of St. Rose of Lima; St. Martin de Porres became a Dominican lay brother at 15 and spent his life (he died at age 61) helping those in need. This book includes many accounts of how he raised the dead, multiplied food, cured the sick, healed wounded animals, visited those in need through bilocation, and performed extreme penances. He has been called the Apostle of Charity, the Patron of Social Justice, the Father of the Sick and Poor, and A Helper in Hopeless Cases. A truly inspiring book which will lead all to help the less fortunate!

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About the Author

Giuliana Cavallini is a renowned Dominican scholar. This biography of St. Marin de Porres is the Dominican Order s official life of the saint.

Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: St. Benedict Press & TAN Books (January 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089555092X
• ISBN-13: 978-0895550927
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #913,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book about a great Saint, August 29, 2001

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This review is from: St. Martin De Porres (Cross and Crown Series of Spirituality) (Paperback)

This book introduced me to St. Martin de Porres. The book describes in detail the exemplary life that St. Martin led in sixteenth-century Lima, along with the amazing things that happened to him as a result of his friendship with God. St. Martin's aim in life was to share all that he had with those who needed it - including both the destitute homeless and the theoretically-rich Spanish gentry who occasionally hid their own poverty behind a mask of pride. As an example of service to others, of true selflessness and love of God, one should look to St. Martin de Porres. Read this book as a good introduction to this extraordinary Saint.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Saint Who Loved All God's Creatures !, April 5, 2006

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This review is from: St. Martin De Porres (Cross and Crown Series of Spirituality) (Paperback)

This book is the most thorough and compelling biography of St. Martin De Porres. He was a Black-Skinned Hispanic who faced harsh discrimination centuries ago in Peru. Martin De Porres is known as the Patron Saint of Social Justice and the apostle of charity. He loved all people as sacred chidren of God and all animals as sacred creatures of God. Martin De Porres was a healer who cured sick people and animals including birds, cats, chickens, mules and dogs. He never ate flesh-foods. Martin De Porres was literally the Catholic Gandhi who opposed all forms of violence agianst any sentient being. This book is inspiring and St. Martin De Porres was a truly a Saint who wanted earth to become another idyllic Eden wherein there would be no bloodshed, strife or disharmony. Please purchase this book because it is solacing and will bring peace to your heart and soul. It is truly lamentable that modern Christians do not embrace St. Martin De Porres' reverence for all life creed !