Sunday, September 9, 2012

St. Peter Claver



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Feast Day: September 9
Patron: slaves and missionaries among African people
Birth: 1580
Death: 1654
Life: St. Peter studied with Jesuits in Catalonia and later became a Jesuit himself. He traveled to Cartagena and was ordained a priest there. He made a special vow to give all possible assistance to African slaves. The name “Peter” has Greek origins and means “rock, stone.”

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