Martin de Porres

Martín de Porres Velázquez was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health workers, all those seeking racial harmony, and animals.

9 December 1579

Born on the same birth day (9 December): Aloísio (footballer, born 1974) • Broderick Crawford • Bruno Ruffo • Dave Hilton Jr. • Frederick II, Elector Palatine • James Rainwater • Jean de Brunhoff • Jean-Olivier Chénier • Jean-Pierre Thiollet • Joan Blos • Joaquín Turina • Joshua Bell • Kostas Giannoulis • Laura Smulders • Michael Corcoran (musician) • Redd Foxx • Ryder Hesjedal • Tip O'Neill • Tré Cool • Vere Bird