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Peter Claver
Spanish priest and missionary
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Peter Claver SJ was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint of enslaved people, the Republic of Colombia, and ministry to Africans. Wikipedia
Born: June 1580, Verdú, Spain
Died: September 8, 1654 (age 74 years), Cartagena, Colombia
Place of burial: Santuario de San Pedro Claver, Cartagena, Colombia
Parents: Pedro Claver y Minguella and Ana Corberó
Siblings: Isabel Claver
Canonized: 15 January 1888, Rome by Pope Leo XIII
Feast: 9 September
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