Peter Claver [SEP] canonization status
Peter Claver
Saint Peter Claver, S.J., (, ) (26 June 1580 – 8 September 1654) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú (Catalonia, Spain) who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint of slaves, the Republic of Colombia, and ministry to African Americans. During the 40 years of his ministry in the New Kingdom of Granada, it is estimated he personally baptized around 300,000 people (in groups of 10) and heard the confessions of over 5,000 slaves
, S.J.
- Peter Claver, S.J.
- The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
- 2 June 1891
- Pope Adrian III
- 27 May 1897
- Anthony Maria Zaccaria
- Peter Fourier
- 24 May 1900
- Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
- Rita of Cascia
Modern canonization Pontificate of Pius X (7).
- 11 December 1904
- Alexander Sauli
- Gerard Majella
- 1906
- John of Montemarano
- 24 July 1907
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