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  1. e. John Augustus Tolton (April 1, 1854 – July 9, 1897), baptized Augustine Tolton, was the first African-American Catholic priest, other than the Healy brothers, who passed as White. [1] [2] Born into slavery in Missouri, Tolton and his family escaped in 1863 and settled in Quincy, Illinois. Despite being very well-educated, multilingual, and ...

  2. May 3, 2024 · Augustus Tolton (born April 1, 1854, Brush Creek, Ralls county, Missouri, U.S.—died July 9, 1897, Chicago, Illinois) was an American religious leader who is regarded as the first African American ordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church ( see Researcher’s Note ). Tolton was born into slavery.

  3. Learn about the life and legacy of Fr. Augustus Tolton, who overcame racism and slavery to become a priest in 19th century America. He was a pioneer of interracial ministry and a model of Christian faith and love in the face of social injustice.

  4. Augustus Tolton. About Fr. Augustus Tolton Biography . Fr. Tolton’s Life and Times . Fr. Tolton’s Canonization Timeline . Making of a Saint . Exhumation .

  5. Feb 15, 2019 · A biography of Augustus Tolton, the first African-American Catholic priest in the United States, who was born into slavery and struggled to become a priest despite racism and opposition. Learn how he received a Catholic education, served as an altar server and catechist, and became a missionary in Borneo.

  6. Learn about the life and times of Fr. Augustus Tolton, the first African American priest in the Catholic Church. Explore his childhood, education, ordination, ministry and death in the context of the Civil War, slavery, segregation and civil rights.

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  8. Jun 13, 2019 · Augustine Tolton was born into slavery in Missouri in 1854, escaped to freedom as a child during the chaos of the Civil War, and later became the first African-American priest in the Roman ...

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