The image of San Martín de Porres was carried yesterday in a procession through the streets of Huancayo. The mulatto saint was received with a sailor and with the preparation of various altars that were made in his honor.
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Both the members of the National Police and the soldiers of the Peruvian Army carried the sacred image on their shoulders and the female soldiers took the place of the incense burners, when the sacred image was carried by Ica extension.
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“San Martín is a saint who distributed food to the poor and who was an example of love and generosity and teaches us to be humble,” said Iván Teófilo, a member of the brotherhood. On November 3, 1639, at the age of 60, San Martín de Porres, known as “The saint of the broom”, died.
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