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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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- Church of Saint Peter Claver, Cartagena, Colombia
Apr 2, 2024 · St. Peter Claver (born 1581, Verdú, Spain—died September 4, 1654, Cartagena, Colombia; canonized 1888; feast day September 9) was a Jesuit missionary to South America who, in dedicating his life to the aid of enslaved Africans, earned the title of “apostle of the Negroes.” Cartagena, Colombia.
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Learn about St. Peter Claver, a Jesuit priest who dedicated his life to the service and conversion of African slaves in the New World. Find out his facts, feastday, patronage, and how to pray to him.
Learn about the life and legacy of Saint Peter Claver, a Jesuit missionary who ministered to the slaves in the Caribbean and became the patron of African missions and interracial justice. Find out his story, his feast day, his reflections, and his connection to the African diaspora.
Peter Claver (1580-1654) devoted great care to slaves just arriving in South America despite the social convention that did not consider them human. For 35 years the Jesuit showed boundless compassion for abandoned people, living out the dictum of the St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, " Look for God in all men and serve them as images of him.
St. Peter Claver. The Blessed Peter Claver was born at Verdu in Catalonia in the year 1581, of parents eminent for piety and virtue, who instilled like qualities into his infant heart from the very cradle. In youth his piety and love of study won general admiration, and every preferment was open to him, but zeal for his neighbor's salvation led ...
Sep 8, 2023 · St. Peter Claver: Servant of the Enslaved - National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. September 8, 2023. Amidst the horrific travesty of the 17th century slave trade, St. Peter Claver labored tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of the enslaved and share the Gospel with them.
