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4 unusual facts about Rose of Lima


Avoca, Minnesota

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church suffered a fire in 1889 but was rebuilt though it is now closed and the structure torn down.

Benjamín Aceval

The patronal feast is celebrated on August 30, the day of Santa Rosa de Lima, patron saint of Benjamin Aceval.

Gesuati

St Rose of Lima, standing on the right, holding the Christ child, who is holding a rose.

Rose of Lima

On the last weekend in August the Fiesta de Santa Rosa is celebrated in Dixon, New Mexico.



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Roseville, Newark, New Jersey

In the wake of the 1967 riots, the pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church, Monsignor William J. Linder, founded the New Community Corporation, a highly successful jobs, housing, and medical care charity.