Augustus Tolton
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 127 years ago |
Date of birth | April 1,1854 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Ralls County |
MO | |
Date of died | July 9,1897 |
Died | Chicago |
IL | |
Nationality | American |
Title as Saint | Servant of God |
Ordination | April 24, 1886 |
Parents | Peter Paul Tolton |
Martha Jane Chisley | |
Education | Quincy University |
Vener in | Catholic Church |
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ID | 555417 |
Augustus Tolton Life story
John Augustus Tolton, baptized Augustine Tolton, was the first Catholic priest in the United States publicly known to be Black. Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886.