November 3, 1639 Saint Martin de Porres, Dominican lay brother, died. De Porres was born December 9, 1579 in Lima, Peru. At the age of 15, he was admitted into the Dominican Convent of the Rosary as a servant boy. His piety and miraculous cures led his superiors to drop the racial limits on admission […]
Archive | November 3, 2011
November 3rd in African American History – The Commonwealth of Dominica
November 3, 1978 The Commonwealth of Dominica gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Dominica is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea located between the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. It is approximately 290 square miles in size with a population of 73,000. Approximately 87% of the population is black and 80% are Roman […]