- Peter Claver
- biographical name Saint 1581-1654 Spanish Jesuit missionary
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Peter Claver
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Peter Claver — Saint Peter Claver Saint Peter Claver Confessor Born 26 June 1580(1580 06 26) Verdu, Catalonia, Kingdom of Spain Died … Wikipedia
Peter Claver, Saint — • Biography of the Spanish Jesuit priest who for 33 years ministered to African slaves in the New World, and tried to stop the slave trade. Died in 1654 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Peter Claver — Petrus Claver (* 1580 in Verdú, Katalonien; † 9. September 1654 in Cartagena, Kolumbien) war ein spanischer Jesuit, Missionar und Priester. Er ist der Schutzheilige Kolumbiens. Er trat mit 22 Jahren in den Jesuitenorden ein und wurde bereits… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Peter Claver, Saint — ▪ Spanish missionary Spanish San Pedro Claver born 1581, Verdu, Spain died Sept. 4, 1654, Cartagena, Colom.; canonized 1888; feast day September 9 Jesuit missionary to South America who, in dedicating his life to the aid of Negro slaves… … Universalium
St. Peter Claver — St. Peter Claver † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Peter Claver The son of a Catalonian farmer, was born at Verdu, in 1581; he died 8 September, 1654. He obtained his first degrees at the University of Barcelona. At the age of twenty he… … Catholic encyclopedia
Knights of Peter Claver — The Knights of Peter Claver, Inc. and Ladies Auxiliary is the largest African American lay Catholic organization. The organization was founded by Josephite priests: Father Conrad F. Rebesher, S.J., Samuel J. Kelly, Joseph P. Van Baast and John H … Wikipedia
St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School — is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Omaha, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.BackgroundSt. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic HS opened in August, 2007 and will graduate its first class in 2011. It is part… … Wikipedia
St Peter Claver College — is Roman Catholic school located in the suburb of Riverview in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.HistoryIt was founded in 1976, and was named after St Peter Claver, patron Saint of slaves … Wikipedia
Claver, Surigao del Norte — Claver redirects here. For the saint, see Peter Claver. Claver is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. It is bounded to the north by the Pacific Ocean, to the west by the municipality of Gigaquit, and to the … Wikipedia
Claver — may mean: * Saint Peter Claver, a Spanish Jesuit, and the patron saint of slaves, of Colombia and of African Americans. * Claver, a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines … Wikipedia
