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Which natural disaster did Rose of Lima predict and pray to avert, according to legend?

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Earthquake
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Answer

**Earthquake** According to legend, Saint Rose of Lima, a prominent Peruvian mystic and the first canonized saint of the Americas, predicted a catastrophic earthquake that threatened Lima, Peru. Believing in the power of prayer, she spent days in fervent devotion and supplication, seeking divine intervention to avert the disaster.