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Peter Claver SJ (Spanish: Pedro Claver y Corberó; 26 June 1580 – 8 September 1654) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú, Spain, who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint of slaves, Colombia, and ministry to African Americans.
Date of Canonization Place of Canonization 1. Benedict Joseph Labre: 8 December 1881 Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy: 2. Clare of Montefalco: 3. Giovanni Battista de Rossi: 4. Lawrence of Brindisi: 5. Alphonsus Rodriguez: 15 January 1888 Rome, Kingdom of Italy: 6. John Berchmans: 7. Peter Claver: 8. Seven Holy Founders of the Servite ...
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 ...
Canonized: 10 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII; St. Francis Solanus (1549–1610), Franciscan priest (Peru) Beatified: 20 June 1675 by Pope Clement X; Canonized: 27 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII; St. Peter Claver (1580–1654), Jesuit priest (Colombia) Beatified: 21 September 1851 by Pope Pius IX; Canonized: 15 January 1888 by Pope Leo ...
Pope John Paul II and John XXII will be canonized in the Roman Catholic Church Sunday. Here, a saint's cousin relates his experience in Rome.
Peter Claver: 1581 1654 Blessed William Tirry: 1608 1654 Andrew Bobola: 1592 1657 Blessed Alain de Solminihac: 1593 1659 Bishop of Cahors: Louise de Marillac: 1591 1660 Vincent de Paul: 1581 1660 John Yano 1662 Blessed John Foyamon 1662 Blessed John Nangata 1662 Joseph of Cupertino: 1603 1663 Blessed Maria Angela Astorch: 1592 1665 Peter of ...
In the Catholic Church, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, previously named the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (Latin: Congregatio de Causis Sanctorum), is the dicastery of the Roman Curia that oversees the complex process that leads to the canonization of saints, passing through the steps of a declaration of "heroic virtues" and beatification.
Father Norman Fischer, a Catholic priest who ministered to hundreds of Lexingtonians from St. Peter Claver Church and as chaplain at Lexington Catholic High School, died on July 14 while traveling ...