Peter Claver, SJ (Spanish: Pedro Claver y Corberó; Catalan: Pere Claver i Corberó; 26 June 1580 – 8 September 1654) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú (Catalonia, Spain) who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint of slaves, the Republic of Colombia, and ministry to African Americans.
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26 June 1580 Catalonia
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Died |
8 September 1654 (aged 74) Cartagena, New Kingdom of Granada, Spanish Empire
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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