Augustus Tolton
American priest
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John Augustus Tolton, baptized Augustine Tolton, was the first African-American Catholic priest, other than the Healy brothers, who passed as White.
Born into slavery in Missouri, Tolton and his family escaped in 1863 and settled in Quincy,... Wikipedia
Born: April 1, 1854, Ralls County, MO
Died: July 9, 1897 (age 43 years), Chicago, IL
Parents: Peter Paul Tolton and Martha Jane Chisley
Education: Quincy University
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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 ...
John Augustus Tolton (April 1, 1854 – July 9, 1897), baptized Augustine Tolton, was the first African-American Catholic priest, other than the Healy ...
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Fr. Tolton's Life and Times · Fr. Tolton's Canonization Timeline · Making of a Saint · Exhumation · Resource Bibliography.
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 was a former slave who was baptized and raised Catholic in Missouri. During the Civil War, his mother embarked on a harrowing 41-mile, river- ...
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Nov 21, 2023 · “He blazed a trail of inspiration that has helped grow the number of Black Catholics and he opened the door for the hundreds of African American ...
May 3, 2024 · Augustus Tolton, American religious leader who is regarded as the first African American ordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
Jul 10, 2023 · Father Tolton was declared Venerable by Pope Francis in June 2019.