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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.
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.”
Sep 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. Though as a humble priest, he alone could not dismantle the system of slavery, he sought to draw the oppressed to Christ and afford them the dignity they deserved.
St. Peter Claver. Feast Day : 9 September. St Peter Claver was born in Catalonia, Spain, and the youngest of 4 children of a well-to-do country farmer. At 13, Peter already decided to become a priest.
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.
Peter Claver (1580-1654) devoted great care to slaves just arriving in SouthAmerica despite the social convention that did not consider them human.
Sep 9, 2020 · St. Peter Claver was canonized in 1888 by Leo XIII, along with Alphonsus Rodriguez. He is the patron saint of Colombia, slaves, missionary work to Africans, and seafarers. The feast day of St...
Saint Peter Claver, you journeyed into the hellish conditions of abuse and suffering, caused by greed and a lack of respect for human dignity. You brought Christ’s light, administered the Sacraments, and gave hope to those who needed it most.
St. Peter Claver (© Compagnia di Gesù) An unlikely friendship. At the University of Barcelona, Peter Claver studied and prayed. The young man, born in 1580 in the Catalan region of Spain, came to understand: “I must dedicate myself to the service of God until death.” He felt a call.
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.
