Category:Saint Peter Claver

(born in 1580, died on September 8, 1654, Memorial on September 9)

Saint Peter Claver - Confessor Born: 26 June 1580 in Verdu, Catalonia, Kingdom of Spain Died: 8 September 1654 (aged 74) in Cartagena, Colombia Honored in: Roman Catholic Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Beatified: 16 July 1850, Rome by Pope Pius IX Canonized: 15 January 1888, Rome by Pope Leo XIII Major shrine: Church of Saint Peter Claver Feast: 9 September Patronage: Slaves, Colombia, race relations, African-Americans