The Resume

(April 20, 1586-August 24, 1617)
Born in Lima, Peru
Birth name was Isabel Flores de Oliva
Patron saint of florists, gardeners, Peru, the Philippines and Latin America

Why she might be annoying:

To discourage suitors, she cut off her hair and disfigured her face with pepper and lye.
She wore a spiked metal crown and an iron chain about her waist.
She slept on a pile of broken glass, bricks and thorns.

Why she might not be annoying:

She cared for the sick and poor.
Her funeral had to be postponed because of the huge crowds of mourners who wanted to attend.
She was the first native of the New World to be canonized.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 04]
• Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do
• Flower Names
• God Spoke to Me
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 31)
• Profiles 20251-20500 (Ranked: 20279)
• Saints
• Shares Hitler's Birthday [April 20th] (Ranked: 1586)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 150 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 28 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 105 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 113 Votes: 46.90% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 196 Votes: 45.41% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 77 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 92 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 62 Votes: 45.16% Annoying