San Martin de Porres - #OP007

"San Martin de Porres" oil on canvas. Juan Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru in 1579, the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and his mother was a freed slave from Panama possibly of African descent. San Martin is known for working for the poor and established an orphanage and a children's hospital. He lived an austere lifestyle, fasting and abstaining from meat. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people and of those seeking interracial harmony. Paintings come unstretched and rolled in a protective tube for mailing. 16" x 12"