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St. Peter Claver
September 9
Memorial
St. Peter Claver (1581–1654), a Jesuit in Cartagena, ministered for forty years to enslaved Africans arriving in chains, calling himself 'the slave of the slaves forever.'
September 9
Memorial
St. Peter Claver (1581–1654), a Jesuit in Cartagena, ministered for forty years to enslaved Africans arriving in chains, calling himself 'the slave of the slaves forever.'