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Saint Peter Claver Church was established in 1931 to serve the African American community of greater Montclair, New Jersey. Today, we are a trilingual community with Masses in English, Spanish and French/Creole. In addition to celebrating the Eucharist, our various ministries include Black Catholic Concerns, Women’s Fellowship in English and ...
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.
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.”. Church of San Pedro Claver, built in 1603, Cartagena, Colombia ...
Saint Peter Claver Church at Pennsylvania Avenue and Fremont Street takes its’ name from a sixteenth-century Spanish priest who is considered the patron saint of slaves. The building dates back to 1888 making it the city’s second oldest African-American Roman Catholic Church.
Welcome to the Church of Saint Peter Claver! We are a Roman Catholic parish in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Our founding purpose and continuing mission is to reach out to and be a faith home for African-American Catholics.
Today, over 125 years since our inception, the Church of Saint Peter Claver continues to thrive as a Roman Catholic parish whose founding purpose and continuing mission is to reach out and to be a faith home for African American Catholics.
1 day ago · He credits Father Michael Jacques, who was pastor of St. Peter Claver for 30 years until he died in 2013, and Sister Eva Regina Martin, who at that time was the congregation leader for the Sisters ...
