St. Rose of Lima is the patroness of Latin America and the Philippines. This
South American Saint's real name was Isabel, but she was such a beautiful
baby that she was called Rose, and that name remained. As she grew older,
she became more and more beautiful, and one day, her mother put a wreath
of flowers on her head to show off her loveliness to friends. But Rose had no
desire to be admired, for her heart had been given to Jesus. So she put a long
pin into that wreath and it pierced her so deeply, that she had a hard time getting
the wreath off afterward. Another time she became afraid that her beauty might be
a temptation to someone, since people could not take their eyes off her. Therefore, she rubbed her face
with pepper until it was all red and blistered.

Many miracles followed her death. She was beatified by Clement IX, in 1667, and canonized in 1671 by
Clement X, the first American to be so honoured. Her feast is celebrated 30 August. She is represented
wearing a crown of roses.

Welcome to the Saint Rose School Web Site. Our school is an important part of the educational
ministry of St. Rose Parish. Our school is an important part of the educational ministry of the Catholic communities of East Hartford North: St. Rose, St. Isaac Jogue's, and St. Mary's churches. We hope you enjoy our site, and that you discover through these pages a sense of the unique spirit that makes St. Rose such a great place to learn and grow, a school community fully committed to 'restoring faith in education.'