Pierre Toussaint
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 171 years ago |
Date of birth | June 27,1766 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Saint-Marc |
Haiti | |
Date of died | June 30,1853 |
Died | New York |
New York | |
United States | |
Major shrine | St. Patrick's Cathedral |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Place of burial | St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, United States |
The Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York, United States | |
Nationality | Haitian |
French | |
Vener in | Catholic Church |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 717466 |
Pierre Toussaint Life story
Pierre Toussaint was a Haitian-American hairdresser, philanthropist, and onetime slave brought to New York City by his owners in 1787. A candidate for sainthood, he was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1996.