St.

Martin de Porres
By Ashton Polak
Where St. Martin
de Porres lived
Early Life

 St. Martin de Porres was born on December 9th, 1579 in

Lima, Peru.
 He was born to a Spanish man and either a freed
slave from Africa or a Native American woman.
 At a young age, St. Martin de Porres’ father left his
mother, sister and him in deep poverty.
 St. Martin de Porres was pulled out of primary school
and was instead taught by a barber/surgeon to learn
about medicine and how to cut hair.
Early Life

 Due to his mixed race, St. Martin de

Porres was treated poor by not only
the people around him but also the
government.
 At the time, it was the law of Peru that
people of native or African descent
could not join religious orders.
 St. Martin de Porres, who wanted to
join the religious life, was able to join
the community by starting out
volunteering at the monastery, doing
the most tedious of tasks.
 In exchange for doing these tasks, he
was allowed to wear a habit and live
in the community.
Religious Life

 At the age of 15, St. Martin de Porres

joined the Dominican Covenant of the
Rosery in Lima.
 He started out as a servant boy but
would soon become the church officer
who distributed money to the poor.
 At the age of 24, St. Martin de Porres
finally joined the Dominican lay Brothers
and was put in charge of the infirmary.
 This is where St. Martin de Porres would
become known for the infinite amount
of care he gave to everyone.
Religious Life

 St. Martin de Porres even gained the

power of bi-locating, meaning that he
could be at two locations at once.
 However, St. Martin de Porres
became very ill and was put in a
secluded section of the covenant.
 That did not stop him from trying to
help others and he even snuck into
the infirmary to help the patients.
 At his death, St. Martin de Porres
became highly like among the
people that knew him.
World Events during the Time of
St. Martin de Porres
 One event that happened during the time of St. Martin de Porres was the
first printing press being built in America.
 Another event that took place during the time of St. Martin de Porres was
The Plymouth colony beginning trade with Amsterdam.
Conclusion

 St. Martin de Porres is someone people should aspire to be like.

 Even though for most of his life he struggled with discrimination and
poverty, he knew that there were people that had worst lives than him.
 This caused him to see the good in his life and help other that could not
see that in theirs.
 St. Martin de Porres took the good in his life and used it to help those that
could not find any good in theirs.