Santa Rosa de Lima: A Saint in a City of Saints

200 Peruvian Nuevos Soles equals
70.47 US Dollar

Today's saint is the first American canonized saint (died 1617 and canonized 1671). Very interesting to note that this continent was producing saints long before the foundation of the United States of America (Anglo-America).

Another very significant detail is that she was contemporary with several Saints: e.g. Saint Martin de Porres and the very Bishop who baptized and confirmed them both: Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo (the great pioneer Archbishop of Lima: 1579-1606).

Note also that that capital city is not ashamed of it's Christian foundations! as evidenced by that nation's largest bank note--200 soles. A suggestion for the USA which has recently considered varying the images on our currency. Try the image of one of our Saints: for example

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Saint Katherine Drexel

Saint Isaac Jogues

Saint Damien of Molokai

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Blessed Fulton Sheen

Venerable Pierre Toussaint.