Rose of Lima

Rose of Lima, TOSD was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city through her own private efforts. Rose of Lima was born to a noble family and is the patron saint of embroidery, gardening and cultivation of blooming flowers. A lay member of the Dominican Order, she was declared a saint by the Catholic Church, being the first person born in the Americas to be canonized as such.

20 April 1586

Born on the same birth day (20 April): Donald Pettit • Dwight Gustafson • Elena Verdugo • Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau • Julie Powell • Napoleon III • Oliver Kirk

Born in the same month (April 1586): John Ford (dramatist) • Julius Henry, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg • Pietro Della Valle • Richard Saltonstall