Sister Rose of Lima was a Peruvian lay member of the Dominican Order who is now venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Born in the 16th century in Lima, she was known for her extreme piety, asceticism, and devotion to the poor. This biography, originally written in 1664 by German Jesuit Leonhard Hansen, chronicles her remarkable life from birth to death and offers fascinating insights into the religious and cultural climate of colonial...