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Within Catholicism, a miracle of the roses is a miracle in which roses manifest an activity of God or a saint. [ 1] Such a miracle is presented in various hagiographies and legends in different forms, [ 2] and it occurs in connection with diverse individuals such as Saints Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231), Elizabeth of Portugal (1271–1336 ...
Rose of Viterbo. Rose of Viterbo, TOSF ( Italian: Rosa da Viterbo; c. 1233 – 6 March 1251), was a young woman born in Viterbo, then a contested commune of the Papal States. She spent her brief life as a recluse, and was outspoken in her support of the papacy. Otherwise leading an unremarkable life, she later became known for her mystical ...
Rose Philippine Duchesne, RCSJ (August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852), [1] was a French religious sister and educator whom Pope John Paul II canonized in 1988. [2] A native of France , she immigrated as a missionary to America, and is recognized for her care and education of Indigenous American survivors of the United States Indian removal ...
Rose of Lima. Rose of Lima, TOSD (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 – 24 August 1617) ( Latin: Rosa Limana, Spanish: Rosa de Lima) was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe penance [ 4] and her care of the poverty stricken of the city through her own private efforts.
Martin was born in the city of Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, on 9 December 1579. He was the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman, Don Juan de Porras y de la Peña, and Ana Velázquez, a freed slave of African and Native descent. [ 1][ 2] He had a sister named Juana de Porres, born two years later in 1581. After the birth of his sister, the ...
Seraphim Rose (born Eugene Dennis Rose; August 13, 1934 – September 2, 1982), also known as Seraphim of Platina, was an American priest and hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who co-founded the Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina, California. He translated Eastern Orthodox Christian texts and authored several ...
Church of St Agnes, Montepulicano, Siena, Italy. Feast. 20 April. Attributes. Lily and a lamb. Agnes of Montepulciano, OP (28 January 1268 – 20 April 1317) [ 1] was a Dominican prioress in medieval Tuscany who was known as a miracle worker during her lifetime. She is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church .
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a group of churches, religious buildings and places of worship on the site where the Lourdes apparitions occurred in 1858, in the town of Lourdes, in France. The area is owned and administered by the Roman Catholic Church and is a destination for millions of pilgrims ...