Feast day: September 9

Saint Pedro Claver

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on September 9.

  • Feast day: September 9
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 26 de junio de 1580 en verdú en la actual España
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Pedro Claver

Saint Pedro Claver is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for September 9.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Pedro Claver

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Biography and witness

Saint Pedro Claver appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on September 9.

Original martyrology note

San Pedro Claver, presbítero de la Compañía de Jesús, que en Nueva Cartagena, ciudad de Colombia, durante más de cuarenta años consumió su vida con admirable abnegación y eximia caridad para con los esclavos negros, bautizando con su propia mano a casi trescientos mil de ellos.

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Short prayer

Saint Pedro Claver, pray for me.

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