Augustus Tolton

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Augustus Tolton was the first publicly recognized Black Roman Catholic priest in the United States, known for his pioneering ministry amid intense racial discrimination in the late 19th century.

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Augustine Tolton 1
Augustus John Tolton 1
Augustus Tolton canonical 1

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instanceOf African-American Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic priest
human
pioneer of Black Catholic ministry
advocatedFor full inclusion of Black Catholics in parish life
alsoKnownAs Augustine Tolton
linked to: Augustus Tolton

Augustus John Tolton
linked to: Augustus Tolton
canonizationStatus Servant of God
causeForCanonizationOpenedBy Archdiocese of Chicago
causeOfDeath heatstroke complications
cityOfEducation Rome, Italy
linked to: Rome
commemoratedBy Tolton Catholic High School, Quincy, Illinois
parishes and institutions named in his honor in the United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1854-04-01
dateOfDeath 1897-07-09
dateOfOrdination 1886-04-24
earlyLifeStatus born into slavery
educatedAt Pontifical Urban College of Propaganda Fide
Pontifical Urban University
St. Peter School, Quincy, Illinois
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
faced racial discrimination from some white clergy and laity
father Peter Paul Tolton
fledFrom slavery in Missouri during the American Civil War
founderOf St. Monica Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois
givenName Augustus
inspired subsequent generations of African-American clergy and laity
knownFor pioneering ministry amid racial discrimination in the late 19th century
promoting racial reconciliation within the Catholic Church
legacy symbol of Black Catholic leadership in the United States
ministryFocus African-American Catholics
mother Martha Jane Chisley Tolton
movedTo Quincy, Illinois, United States
linked to: Quincy, Illinois
notableFor being the first publicly recognized Black Roman Catholic priest in the United States
occupation pastor
priest
ordainedBy Cardinal Giovanni Simeoni
ordination received Holy Orders in the Roman Catholic Church
pastorOf St. Joseph Catholic Church, Quincy, Illinois
placeOfBirth Brush Creek, Ralls County, Missouri, United States
placeOfBurial St. Peter Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfOrdination Rome, Italy
linked to: Rome
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sentTo United States as a missionary priest after ordination
servedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
Quincy, Illinois, United States
linked to: Quincy, Illinois
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
yearCauseForCanonizationOpened 2010

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Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis) notableBurial Augustus Tolton
Augustus Tolton alsoKnownAs Augustine Tolton
linked to: Augustus Tolton
Augustus Tolton alsoKnownAs Augustus John Tolton
linked to: Augustus Tolton