Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
The historic parish church where St. Rose of Lima and St. Martin de Porres were baptized, linking two of Peru’s best-loved saints in one intimate stop.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
This modest parish gives Lima’s saint story a sacramental beginning: both Rose and Martin entered Christian life here through baptism.
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Baptism of St. Rose
Remember the beginning of the Christian life of the first canonized saint born in the Americas.
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Baptism of St. Martin
Connect the saint’s later charity and Dominican vocation to this sacramental beginning.
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Living parish
Encounter a sacred place whose meaning continues through ordinary Catholic worship.
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