I also love St. Rose of Lima. I admire her dedication to self-mortification and intense love for Jesus. When she realized men were beginning to admire her beauty, she began rubbing pepper on her face to make it blister and chopped her hair off in a short haircut. She often kept herself cloistered in her room, spending long periods in prayer. It was said she slept only two hours per night so as to have more time for prayer. She was also known to wear a heavy silver crown, with spikes that could pierce her flesh.The spikes reminded her of the Crown of Thorns. She predicted her death, August 25, 1617, at the age of 31. When she died, the smell of roses was in the air.
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They did some facial reconstruction and this was most likely what she looked like.
I also like St. Augustine for his conversion from a life of sin to sainthood, St. Teresa of Avila for her conversion from tepidity to holiness, St. Therese for her little ways, St. Ignatius of Loyola for his determination to become a saint, and St. Faustina for her message of mercy. They are all amazing reminders of how to live holy lives.