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Many organizations, missions, parishes, religious congregations, schools and hospitals bear the name of St. Peter Claver and also claim to continue the Mission of Claver as the following: The Knights of Peter Claver, Inc., is the largest African-American Catholic fraternal organization in the United States. In 2006, a unit was established in ...
Saint Peter Claver (in Spanish: Pedro Claver) was a Jesuit who, due to his remarkable life and work, become the patron saint of slaves, of Colombia and of African Americans. Although his detractors often accused Claver of lacking intelligence, boldness and self-confidence , he became a compassionate leader who lived out the commitment he added ...
10 St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379; Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, c. 389; Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 385 (Commemoration) W – LCMS; 11; 12; 13 Octave of the Epiphany - The Baptism of Our Lord (W) - historic, now commonly observed on the Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany
The Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary is an international Catholic fraternal service order. Founded in 1909 by the Josephites and parishioners from Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Mobile, Alabama , it is the largest and oldest Black Catholic lay -led organization still in existence.
St. Peter Claver (1580–1654), Jesuit priest (Colombia) Beatified: 21 September 1851 by Pope Pius IX; Canonized: 15 January 1888 by Pope Leo XIII; St. Mariana de Jesús de Paredes (1618–1645), Third Order Franciscan (Ecuador) Declared venerable: 19 March 1776; Beatified: 20 November 1853 by Pope Pius IX; Canonized: 9 July 1950 by Pope Pius XII
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.
Iglesia de San Pedro Claver Iglesia de San Pedro Claver Bones of Saint Peter Claver. The Iglesia de San Pedro Claver is a church located in Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia.. The church is part of a set of religious buildings that is complemented by the Cloister of San Pedro Claver and the archaeological museum.
In 1961 a secondary school was opened at St. Peter Claver [2]: 256 but had to close in around 1980. In 1970 the present church was built. In 1970 the present church was built. Today It features both Garifuna and Q’eqchi’ choirs.