On Nov. 3 the Roman Catholic Church celebrates St. Martin de Porres, a Peruvian Dominican brother whose life of charity and devotion led to his canonization as the first black saint of the Americas.

Saint Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru in 1579 to Don Juan de Porres, a Spanish nobleman, and Ana Velasquez, a freed daughter of slaves from Panama. At a very young age, his father abandoned ...

LIMA, Peru — A new reconstruction of the face of St. Martin de Porres reveals the face of the Dominican brother as he was in life, as well as his physical suffering: The saint had trouble eating ...

In Photo: Portrait of Saint Martin de Porres, 17th century, Monastery of Rosa of Santa Maria in Lima. This portrait was painted during his lifetime or very soon after his death, making it probably the ...

Charles Napoli, a longtime technology executive, has been appointed president of the Saint Martin de Porres Catholic high school in Cleveland's St. Clair-Superior neighborhood. Napoli's resume ...

This story was updated at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, to correct the number of days the students will work. Saint Martin de Porres High School in Cleveland announced it has received a four-year, $1.32 ...

CLEVELAND – Last week, Saint Martin de Porres High School put a new spin on the old “signing day.” Instead of athletes in baseball caps posing before a collection of sports reporters, the Saint Martin ...

Today Hollie and Michael learned more about a high school right here in Cleveland, who has a unique educational model that your child can be a part of. Michael and Hollie sat down with Laura Rayburn, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Saturday is the second day of Kwanzaa, and last night the Louisville community came together to ...

A new reconstruction of the face of St. Martin de Porres reveals that the Dominican brother had trouble eating toward the end of his life, due to the fact that he was missing most of his teeth. When ...

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