Martín de Porres, Hero (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Claire Huchet Bishop
- First Published: 1954
- Time of Work: 1587–1639
- Setting: Lima, Peru, and Guayaquil, Colombia
- Principal Characters: Martín de Porres, Juana de Porres, Ana Velásquez, Don Juan de Porres, Dona Ventura de Luna, Don Diego de Miranda, Father de Vega
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Biracial people, Illegitimacy, Catholics or Catholic Church, Latinos, Peru or Peruvians, Latin America or Latin Americans, Saints or sainthood, Biography, Religious life
- Locales: Colombia, Lima, Peru
Form and Content
In the twelve brief, well-crafted chapters of Martín de Porres, Hero, award-winning author Claire Huchet Bishop has encapsuled the life of a sixteenth century Dominican lay brother subsequently canonized by the Catholic church. By 1951, Porres had been adopted as the patron saint of Peruvian social justice, of American friendship houses, and of American pharmacists. Bishop’s story has been given narrative form; its organization is chronological, and the dialogues through which much of the story is conveyed are charming, plausible inventions that...
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