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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 who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint of enslaved people, the Republic of Colombia, and ministry to Africans.
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Saint Peter Claver, Spanish Jesuit missionary to South America who dedicated his life to the aid of enslaved Africans. He is the patron saint of those in slavery and also of the Republic of Colombia. Learn more about his life, missionary work, and legacy.
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Sep 8, 2022 · Saint Peter Claver is the patron saint of African Americans, slaves, African missions, Colombia, comedians, communication workers, interracial justice, and seafarers. His feast day is September 9th, and in Colombia, it is also a National Day of Human Rights in his honor.
St. Peter Claver. 1581-1654. Spain of the 17th century proceeded with an unscrupulous imperialism, taking to the treacherous seas to pursue conquest in land, gold, silver, jewels, spices, sugar and tobacco. New lands to the west crossing the Atlantic Ocean had been discovered two hundred years previous.
Sep 9, 2020 · He is the patron saint of Colombia, slaves, missionary work to Africans, and seafarers. The feast day of St. Peter Claver is Sept. 9, which was also declared by Colombia as a National Day...
Sep 8, 2017 · Claver would go on to push the Jesuits to publish Sandoval’s guide to the “races,” languages and religions of West Africa, which missionaries and interpreters used to communicate with the West...
Sep 9, 2022 · A native of Spain, young Jesuit Peter Claver left his homeland forever in 1610, to be a missionary in the colonies of the New World. He sailed into Cartagena, and began a ministry to the slaves brought there from West Africa, as well as becoming a moral force in the city of Cartegena.
