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    • The National Shrine of Saint Martin de Porres has a history going back to 1936. A Dominican priest, Fr. Thomas Weiland, O.P., founded the Shrine in 1936 in Columbia, South Carolina. Along with the Shrine, a Church and school were built and for 60 years, donations were used to support the African-American Catholic community of Columbia.

      The Shrine was moved to the headquarters of the Dominican Province of Saint Martin de Porres in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1996. It remained there while a permanent structure was being built. In 2001 Bishop J. Terry Steib of Memphis, Tennessee dedicated the Shrine Chapel at Saint Peter Church in Memphis. Its name became “Shrine and Institute” to include educational and cultural activities.

      The Shrine began sponsoring Christmas concerts, retreats, and the Saint Martin de Porres Award. It co-sponsored a symposium on interracial relations in 2008 and a Mass and a procession to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. In 2015 it was awarded “National Shrine” status.

  • Virtual Tour of the St. Martin de Porres National Shrine

    • Giro Virtual del Santuario

      Este video lo llevará por un recorrido del Santuario Nacional de San Martín de Porres en Memphis, Tennessee, EE.UU. En el video puede apreciar algunos de los momentos importantes en la vida de San Martín que lo formaron como una persona de virtud y abudante caridad. El recorrido resalta imagenes son atribuídas al santo y su simbolismo, como el crucifijo, la escoba, y el ratón.

The St. Martin de Porres National Shrine and Institute is a place of prayer, service, and study where pilgrims encounter Christ through the example of St. Martin de Porres, the Apostle of Charity, who ministered to all.
The St. Martin de Porres National Shrine and Institute is located on the campus of historic Saint Peter Catholic Church in downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
 
St. Martin de Porres National Shrine & Institute  |  190 Adams Avenue  |  Memphis, TN 38103
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