St. Rose of Lima is my favorite saint. She lived in Lima, Peru. Ferdinand, her brother, had a little girl named Mary Rose. At first, Saint Rose of Lima was called Isabel by her grandmother. After her confirmation, she was called Rose. As a 5-year-old girl, she learned to read and write. That is why Saint Rose of Lima is my favorite saint.

Saint Rose died in 1617 in the home of Don Gonzalo.  Dona Maria was Don Gonzalo's wife.

Activities: Saints and Feast Days: Lives of the Saints with a Calendar and Ways to Celebrate, p. 173
Books:  Saint Rose of Lima: The Story of the First Canonized Saint of the Americas, by Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Feast:  August 23 (optional memorial)
Story: "Saint Rose of Lima", A Year with God, p. 236