Alonzo de Barcena
Alonzo de Barcena (1530-1597) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary in South America. Nicknamed the 'Francis Xavier…
Place
Lima
PE
26 saints associated
Antonia Luzmila Rivas López
Peruvian religious sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, martyred in 1990 by the Shini…
Ascensión Nicol Goñi
Ascensión Nicol Goñi (1868-1940) was a Spanish religious sister, co-founder of the congregation of the Dominican Mission…
Saint Francis Solano
A 16th-century Spanish Franciscan friar, Francis Solano distinguished himself through his missionary zeal in South Ameri…
Isabel Larrañaga Ramirez
Isabel Larrañaga Ramirez (1836-1899) was a religious sister of Philippine and Spanish origin, foundress of the Congregat…
Saint John Macias
A Spanish Dominican friar who emigrated to Peru, John Macias spent his life as the porter of the Convent of Saint Mary M…
Blessed John Massias
Originally from Spain, John Massias emigrated to Peru where he became a Dominican lay brother at the convent of Lima. A …
Julio María Matovelle
Julio María Matovelle (1852-1929) was an Ecuadorian priest, lawyer, and politician, founder of the Missionaries and the …
Luigi Tezza
An Italian Camillian priest, Luigi Tezza (1841-1923) is the co-founder of the Daughters of Saint Camillus. He dedicated …
Maria Guzmán Figueroa
Mexican Catholic priest, member of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit and founder of the Congregation of the Eucharisti…
Blessed Martin de Porres
Born in Lima in 1569, Martin de Porres was a Dominican lay brother renowned for his profound humility and charity toward…
Octavio Ortiz Arrieta
The first Salesian priest born in Peru, Monsignor Octavio Ortiz Arrieta was a dedicated missionary bishop who led the Di…
Pedro Urraca
Pedro Urraca (1583-1657), a Spanish priest of the Order of Mercy, was distinguished by his heroic charity in Lima and hi…
Rafaela Veintemilla Villacis
Rafaela Veintemilla Villacis (Rafaela of the Passion) was an Ecuadorian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation …
Saint Rose of Saint Mary (of Lima)
Saint Rose of Lima is the first saint of the New World. A member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, she led a life of …
Teresa Candamo Álvarez-Calderon
Teresa Candamo Álvarez-Calderon (1875-1953), in religion Teresa de la Cruz, was a Peruvian religious sister and foundres…
Saint Toribio of Mogrovejo
A Spanish magistrate appointed Archbishop of Lima in the 16th century, Toribio dedicated his life to the evangelization …
Vicente Bernedo
Vicente Bernedo (1562-1619) was a Spanish Dominican religious, missionary, and tireless evangelizer of the Bolivian Alti…
Victor Emilio Moscoso Cárdenas
Ecuadorian Jesuit priest and educator, assassinated in hatred of the faith in 1897 during the Liberal Revolution, beatif…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Lima?
Saints associated with Lima: Alonzo de Barcena, Antonia Luzmila Rivas López, Ascensión Nicol Goñi, Saint Francis Solano, Isabel Larrañaga Ramirez, Saint John Macias, Blessed John Massias and Julio María Matovelle.