Rose of Lima of Spain is also named after this saint. The Santa Rosa Church, which is located in the town of Arima, was established on April 20, 1786, as the Indian Mission of Santa Rosa de Arima, on the foundations of a Capuchin Mission previously established in 1749. St. Rose's skull, surmounted with a crown of roses, is on public display at the Basilica in Lima, Peru, along with that of Saint Martin de Porres. It was customary to keep the torso in the basilica and pass the head around the country. Saint Rose is the patroness of the Americas, of indigenous
Mendon-Honeoye Falls-Lima Sentinel place of the "Honeoye Falls Times" and "Lima Recorder" both of which ceased publication on January 12, 1989 and were merged with the "Honeoye Lake Courier" and "Livonia Gazette" to form the "Town & Country Gazette". The "Honeoye Falls Times" had served the Mendon-Honeoye Falls area since 1888, while the "Lima Recorder" had served the Lima area since 1869. The "Town & Country Gazette" abruptly stopped publication on March 23, 1989 when its owner, Downtown Magazine, Inc., filed Chapter 11. Richard A. Gagliano, who published the "Town & Country Gazette", had previously purchased the "Honeoye Falls Times", "Lima Recorder", and