St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617)
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The
first native born saint of the New World. Rose was born in Lima, Peru. Her
family was descended from Spanish colonizers. She lived a very austere life with
extraordinary fasts, bodily and spiritual mortifications and penance. She
resisted all parental attempts to marry her off and took a vow of virginity. She
became a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic and became recluse. On her
head she wore a silver circlet studded in the inside with sharp barbs, like a
crown of thorns. Though she lived the life of a recluse, Rose was well known in
Lima. Her funeral procession was made up of government officials, city
dignitaries, prominent businessmen and scores of ordinary people from Lima. She
was canonized in 1671.
The Feast Day of
St. Rose of Lima is August 23rd.
The lower window is The Crown of Thorns and the INRI (Jesus Christ
King of the Jews) from the Cross.
