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John Augustus Tolton (April 1, 1854 – July 9, 1897), 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, Illinois.
3 de may. de 2024 · Augustus Tolton (born April 1, 1854, Brush Creek, Ralls county, Missouri, U.S.—died July 9, 1897, Chicago, Illinois) was an American religious leader who is regarded as the first African American ordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church (see Researcher’s Note). Tolton was born into slavery.
Father Augustus Tolton. 1854 – 1897. Saints arise from the exigencies of the eras within which they live. Saints are of human stock but have the genius to step forward and bring the gospel message to the contradictions of their time. In the case of Augustus Tolton it is the long period of black slavery in this country and the nation’s Civil ...
13 de jun. de 2019 · Father Augustine Tolton was the first known African-American priest in the Roman Catholic Church. The Diocese of Springfield, via Associated Press. By Liam Stack. June 13, 2019.
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13 de jun. de 2019 · 13 June 2019. Alamy. Father Augustus Tolton died in 1897 in Chicago. A former US slave who became the first African-American to become a Catholic priest, is now one step closer toward...
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