5 moments

1. Birth in Lima

   1586-04-20 · Lima, Peru

   

   Isabel Flores de Oliva, later known as Rose of Lima, was born in Lima. Coordinates are a representative point for the historic city of Lima; the cited source establishes the city, not a precise birth building.

2. Baptism at San Sebastián Parish

   1586-05-25 · Iglesia de San Sebastián, Lima, Peru

   

   Rose was baptized as an infant at Lima's Parish of San Sebastián by the priest Antonio Polanco. Coordinates identify the historic San Sebastián parish church site.

3. Residence and confirmation at Quives

   1598-01-01 · Quives, Santa Rosa de Quives District, Canta Province, Peru

   

   Rose was living with her family in Quives when Archbishop Toribio de Mogrovejo confirmed her there. The coordinate is the associated Santa Rosa de Quives sanctuary, used as a representative point for historic Quives; the precise Flores family residence is uncertain. Some local accounts date the confirmation to 1597, while this scholarly account places it in 1598.

4. Palm Sunday at the Chapel of the Rosary

   1617-01-01 · Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima, Peru

   

   Rose was at the Chapel of the Rosary in Lima's Santo Domingo church for the event traditionally described as her mystical espousal. The source supports the year and venue but not a calendar date more precise than Palm Sunday; the account is hagiographical in character.

5. Final residence and death at the de la Maza home

   1617-08-24 · Monastery of Santa Rosa de Lima, Lima, Peru

   

   During the final three months of her life, Rose stayed in the home of Gonzalo de la Maza and María de Uzategui, where she died. The site is now occupied by the Monastery of Santa Rosa de Lima. Coordinates identify the present Monastery of Santa Rosa de Lima, which the source identifies as the site of the de la Maza home.