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  2. Peter Claver - Wikipedia

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    The bones of Claver under an altar at the Church of St. Peter Claver in Cartagena In the last years of his life Peter was too ill to leave his room. He lingered for four years, largely forgotten and neglected, physically abused and starved by an ex-slave who had been hired by the Superior of the house to care for him.

  3. Christian abolitionism - Wikipedia

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    In 1741, Pope Benedict XIV condemned slavery generally. In 1815, Pope Pius VII demanded the Congress of Vienna to suppress the slave trade. In the Bull of Canonization of Peter Claver, one of the most illustrious adversaries of slavery, Pope Pius IX branded the "supreme villainy" (summum nefas) of the slave traders; [26]

  4. Christian views on slavery - Wikipedia

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    Historically, slavery was not just an Israelite phenomenon, as slavery was practiced in other ancient societies, such as Egypt, Babylonia, Greece and Rome. Slavery was an integral part of ancient commerce, taxation, and temple religion. [7] In the book of Genesis, Noah condemns Canaan (son of Ham) to perpetual servitude: "Cursed be Canaan! The ...

  5. This is how Pope Francis got a black eye - AOL

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    The pope made it to a church... named after a fellow jesuit St. Peter Claver, the self-described "slave of the slaves forever," who was a minister to thousands of African slaves in the 17th century.

  6. A special mass will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Peter Claver. “He had an extraordinary impact in the faith community,” said Bob Babbage, one of his parishioners at St. Peter Claver.

  7. Samuel Henderson (born 1827) - Wikipedia

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    A recently freed slave, he served as a minister to a tiny Baptist congregation located next to St. Peter's Catholic Church at that time. [2] [3] He was known to attend the parish and listen to the Dominicans' homilies during the early Sunday Mass and would then go back to his own congregation and preach the gospel, using them as an inspiration.

  8. First Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

  9. Daniel Rudd - Wikipedia

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    He was eventually emancipated from slavery and moved to Springfield, Ohio while still a young adult, sometime before 1876. At the time, anti-Catholicism and political nativism were rampant, causing American Catholics to be physically threatened by Protestants with acts such as the burning of churches and convents.