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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Rose of Lima

1586 - 1617

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Rose of Lima, TOSD (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 – 24 August 1617) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rose of Lima has received more than 1,265,572 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Rose of Lima is the 568th most popular religious figure (down from 461st in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Peru (down from 10th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Peruvian Religious Figure.

The rose of Lima is a type of flower that is native to Peru. It is most famous for its unique shape and color.

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  • 44

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  • 4.43

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  • 3.77

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Rose of Lima ranks 568 out of 2,238Before her are Vincent Ferrer, Hasan al-Askari, Pope Mark, Djet, Joseph of Cupertino, and Seraphim of Sarov. After her are Camillus de Lellis, Pope Donus, Ibn Majah, Pope Benedict V, Pope Agapetus I, and Paul the Deacon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1586, Rose of Lima ranks 1After her are Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Pietro Della Valle, Johann Schein, Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, Théophraste Renaudot, Jan Wildens, Pau Claris i Casademunt, John Ford, and Niccolò Zucchi. Among people deceased in 1617, Rose of Lima ranks 4Before her are Ahmed I, Pocahontas, and John Napier. After her are Francisco Suárez, Concino Concini, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Hendrik Goltzius, David Fabricius, 4th Dalai Lama, Fausto Veranzio, and Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Rose of Lima ranks 12 out of 232Before her are Carlos Castaneda (1925), Túpac Amaru (1545), Lina Medina (1933), Manco Cápac (1250), Pachacuti (1380), and Túpac Amaru II (1738). After her are Yma Sumac (1923), Abimael Guzmán (1934), Manco Inca Yupanqui (1512), Martin de Porres (1579), Huáscar (1490), and Topa Inca Yupanqui (1441).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Peru

Among religious figures born in Peru, Rose of Lima ranks 2Before her are Manco Cápac (1250). After her are Martin de Porres (1579), Sinchi Roca (1230), Mayta Cápac (1290), Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (1943), Pedro Barreto (1944), and Juan Guevara (1882).