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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.
Learn about the life and legacy of Fr. Augustus Tolton, who overcame racism and slavery to become a priest in 1886. He was a pioneer of African American Catholicism and a model of Christian love and service.
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.
13 de jun. de 2019 · 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 sainthood.
Learn about the life and times of Fr. Augustus Tolton, the first African American priest in the United States. Explore his childhood, education, ordination, ministry and death in the context of the Civil War, slavery, segregation and civil rights.
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12 de jun. de 2019 · Augustus Tolton was born into a family of slaves in Missouri, in 1854. He studied for the priesthood in Rome and was ordained at the Basilica of St John Lateran in 1886 when he was 31 years of age. He returned to the United States soon afterwards where he served the black community, mostly in Chicago. Good Father Gus.
