From the sixteenth century we meet Rose of Lima, another lay Dominican and the first canonized saint of the Americas. She combined a deep mystical life with a life of service to oppressed Indians and African slaves. Her care of them was so exceptional that to this day in Latin America she is remembered as a "mother of the poor."

Jane, a seamstress..

Another outstanding Dominican woman of the thirteenth century was Jane of Orvieto who earned her living as a seamstress and at the same time led a life of deep prayer. Although she was poor she always managed to care for some others who were even poorer…

Martyrs, from Japan, from Ireland..

A century later in Japan, Magdalene of Nagasaki gave her life for the christian faith during a time of cruel persecution. She was among the group of Japanese martyrs beatified by John Paul II in 1987. Another Dominican woman martyr of the same period was Honoria Burke (De Burgo) from Ireland who at the time of Cromwell's persecution was tortured by soldiers until she died. In the Acts of the General Chapter of the Order of 1656 she is expressly named a martyr…

A Spanish Dominican,