{"id":68230,"date":"2026-02-07T10:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T10:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=68230"},"modified":"2026-02-07T10:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T10:45:10","slug":"7-fascinating-facts-about-st-martin-de-porres-the-first-black-saint-of-the-americas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/7-fascinating-facts-about-st-martin-de-porres-the-first-black-saint-of-the-americas\/","title":{"rendered":"7 faits fascinants sur saint Martin de Porr\u00e8s, le premier saint noir des Am\u00e9riques"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Saint Martin de Porr\u00e8s. \/ Cr\u00e9dit : Auteur inconnu, domaine public, via Wikimedia Commons<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\u00c9quipe CNA, 3 nov. 2025 \/ 04h00 (CNA).<\/p>\n

Le 3 novembre, l'\u00c9glise catholique c\u00e9l\u00e8bre la f\u00eate de saint Martin de Porr\u00e8s, un fr\u00e8re dominicain p\u00e9ruvien qui a v\u00e9cu une vie de service humble et de charit\u00e9, devenant le premier saint noir des Am\u00e9riques.<\/p>\n

Voici sept faits fascinants sur ce saint inspirant :<\/p>\n

1. Son p\u00e8re a refus\u00e9 de le reconna\u00eetre. <\/h2>\n

De Porr\u00e8s est n\u00e9 \u00e0 Lima, au P\u00e9rou, en 1579. Il \u00e9tait le fils d'un noble espagnol et d'une ancienne esclave noire panam\u00e9enne. Son p\u00e8re, Don Juan de Porr\u00e8s, a refus\u00e9 de reconna\u00eetre publiquement le gar\u00e7on comme le sien parce que Martin \u00e9tait noir, comme sa m\u00e8re. \u00catre m\u00e9tis s'av\u00e9rera difficile pour Martin de Porr\u00e8s tout au long de sa vie. <\/p>\n

2. Il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 pratiquer la m\u00e9decine avant l'\u00e2ge de 13 ans. <\/h2>\n

De Porr\u00e8s a \u00e9t\u00e9 apprenti chez un m\u00e9decin et, avant l'\u00e2ge de 13 ans, il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 apprendre la pratique de la m\u00e9decine. Il deviendra plus tard barbier, une profession qui, \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque, effectuait des interventions m\u00e9dicales et chirurgicales mineures comme l'extraction de dents ou le drainage d'abc\u00e8s. <\/p>\n

3. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 confront\u00e9 \u00e0 la discrimination en tant que Dominicain. <\/h2>\n

De Porr\u00e8s est entr\u00e9 dans l'ordre dominicain en 1603. Devenir fr\u00e8re dominicain s'est av\u00e9r\u00e9 difficile pour de Porr\u00e8s car une loi p\u00e9ruvienne de l'\u00e9poque emp\u00eachait les personnes de race mixte de rejoindre les ordres religieux. Par cons\u00e9quent, il a v\u00e9cu avec la communaut\u00e9 et a effectu\u00e9 des travaux manuels, gagnant le surnom de \u00ab saint du balai \u00bb pour sa diligence \u00e0 nettoyer les quartiers des Dominicains.<\/p>\n

Finalement, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 autoris\u00e9 \u00e0 entrer dans l'ordre, malgr\u00e9 la loi, et a travaill\u00e9 \u00e0 l'infirmerie pour soigner les malades et les pauvres du P\u00e9rou. \u00ab Je les soigne, mais Dieu les gu\u00e9rit \u00bb, disait de Porr\u00e8s lorsqu'il soignait les malades. Il avait \u00e9galement pour t\u00e2che de mendier l'aum\u00f4ne que la communaut\u00e9 utilisait pour v\u00eatir et nourrir les pauvres. Il a aussi fond\u00e9 un orphelinat et plant\u00e9 un verger dans lequel les n\u00e9cessiteux pouvaient librement prendre une ration quotidienne de fruits. <\/p>\n

4. Il a fait l'exp\u00e9rience de la l\u00e9vitation et de la bilocation. <\/h2>\n

De Porr\u00e8s \u00e9tait profond\u00e9ment pieux, \u00e0 tel point que nombre de ses fr\u00e8res l'ont vu en l\u00e9vitation lors de pri\u00e8res intenses et embrassant la croix du Christ. De Porr\u00e8s aurait \u00e9galement eu le don de bilocation, et certains de ses contemporains ont affirm\u00e9 l'avoir rencontr\u00e9 dans des endroits aussi lointains que le Japon alors m\u00eame qu'il se trouvait \u00e0 Lima. Certains ont pr\u00e9tendu qu'il leur \u00e9tait apparu de mani\u00e8re surnaturelle derri\u00e8re des portes verrouill\u00e9es ou dans des circonstances autrement impossibles. <\/p>\n

5. Il refusait de manger de la viande. <\/h2>\n

De Porr\u00e8s aimait les animaux. Il refusait de manger de la viande et g\u00e9rait un h\u00f4pital v\u00e9t\u00e9rinaire pour les animaux malades qui semblaient chercher son aide. Les repr\u00e9sentations du saint incluent souvent des chats, des chiens et m\u00eame les rats envers lesquels il faisait preuve de compassion.<\/p>\n

6. Il est le saint patron de plusieurs m\u00e9tiers manuels. <\/h2>\n

De Porr\u00e8s \u00e9tait connu pour les diverses missions qu'il accomplissait et qui lui ont valu le titre de saint patron des barbiers, des malades et des balayeurs de rue. Lors du 50e anniversaire de la canonisation de saint Martin de Porr\u00e8s, le p\u00e8re Juan Anguerri, directeur du foyer pour les pauvres Saint-Martin de Porr\u00e8s, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 : \u00ab Ce sont souvent des t\u00e2ches ingrates, mais \u00e0 travers son humble service, saint Martin a envoy\u00e9 un message pour revitaliser ces m\u00e9tiers. \u00bb<\/p>\n

7. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 canonis\u00e9 plus de 300 ans apr\u00e8s sa mort. <\/h2>\n

Martin de Porr\u00e8s est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 le 3 novembre 1639, \u00e0 l'\u00e2ge de 60 ans. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 canonis\u00e9 par le pape Jean XXIII le 16 mai 1962. Lors de sa messe de canonisation, Jean XXIII l'a qualifi\u00e9 de \u00ab Martin de la Charit\u00e9 \u00bb.  <\/p>\n

Cet article a \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois le 3 novembre 2021 et a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis \u00e0 jour.<\/em><\/p>\n

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