The University of San Martín de Porres was founded as a private Roman Catholic institution by the Dominican order in 1962 and was named after the 19th century Peruvian lay brother canonised that year ...

Many residents of Lima already spoke of Brother Martin de Porres as a living saint before his death at age 60 on Nov. 3, 1639. But his canonization did not occur until 1962, under Bl.