. "1639Z"^^ . "Martin de Porres Vel\u00E1zquez, O.P. (December 9, 1579 \u2013 November 3, 1639), was a lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony.He was noted for work on behalf of the poor, establishing an orphanage and a children's hospital. He maintained an austere lifestyle, which included fasting and abstaining from meat."@en . . "Saint Martin de Porres, O.P."@en . "1579Z"^^ . "Saint of the Broom"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Martin of Charity"@en . "1639-11-03Z"^^ . . "Porres, Martin De"@en . . "Dominican lay brother and saint" . . . "1579-12-09Z"^^ . "1962-05-06Z"^^ . . .