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Augustus Tolton became the first Black American priest in the United States of America! Born as a slave in America, he became an American hero! For a brief ...
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John Augustus Tolton (April 1, 1854 – July 9, 1897), baptized Augustine Tolton, was the first Catholic priest in the United States publicly known to be ...
Tolton's legacy says to us that transformation is possible through suffering. His journey of deliverance from slavery and discrimination offers potent imagery ...
Fr. Augustus Tolton is one of six Black Americans, including Julia Greeley, Thea Bowman and Pierre Toussaint, who are on the path towards officially being ...
Augustus Tolton

Augustus Tolton

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John Augustus Tolton, baptized Augustine Tolton, was the first Catholic priest in the United States publicly known to be African American. The name "Augustus" and "Augustine" are both found in historical records. Tolton’s baptismal record lists... Wikipedia
Born: April 1, 1854, Ralls County, MO
Died: July 9, 1897 (age 43 years), Chicago, IL
Feb 25, 2024 ˇ Augustus Tolton, American religious leader who is regarded as the first African American ordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
Feb 18, 2011 ˇ Born into slavery in 1854, Fr. Augustine (nicknamed Augustus) Tolton was one of the country's first African American Roman Catholic priests.
Father Augustus Tolton (1854 – 1897) was the first Roman Catholic priest in the United States publicly known to be black. A former slave who was baptized and ...
Feb 24, 2023 ˇ Father Augustus Tolton escaped slavery in Missouri to become the first openly recognized Black Catholic priest, ministering in Quincy, ...
Jul 10, 2023 ˇ Father Tolton was declared Venerable by Pope Francis in June 2019.