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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.
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.
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 ...
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] In 1839 Pope Gregory XVI condemned the slave trade in In supremo apostolatus; [27] and in 1888 Pope Leo XIII condemned slavery in In Plurimis. [28]
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 ...
[59] [60] The diocese then encompassed the whole of the state of Georgia, and as such Lissner and other SMA priests were responsible for founding some of the oldest Black parishes there (including Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Atlanta, and St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Macon's Pleasant Hill Historic District). [61]
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.
Atlantic slave trade; Abolitionism in the United States; Slavery in the colonial history of the US; Revolutionary War; Antebellum period; Slavery and military history during the Civil War; Reconstruction era. Politicians; Juneteenth; Civil rights movement (1865–1896) Jim Crow era (1896–1954) Civil rights movement (1954–1968) Black power ...