Born 442 years ago, St Martin de Porres is a man for our times
The life and witness of the first Black saint from the Americas continues to inspire the world. His fellow Dominican, Fr Jeffery Ott, reflects.
Fr. Jeffery Ott, OP, is a Dominican friar of the Province of St. Martin de Porres (opsouth.org) and pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Atlanta, Georgia (lourdesatlanta.org).
The life and witness of the first Black saint from the Americas continues to inspire the world. His fellow Dominican, Fr Jeffery Ott, reflects.