Augustine Tolton
American priest (1854–1897)
The Vatican record
- 11 June 2019 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2019)
Who they were
John Augustus Tolton (baptized Augustine; April 1, 1854 – July 9, 1897) was an African American Catholic who served as the first Black Catholic priest in the United States, having been ordained in Rome in 1886. He was preceded by the Healy brothers, Catholic priests who passed as White.
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The miracles
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Katharine Drexel Saint“With the assistance of philanthropist Katharine Drexel, St Monica's was completed in 1893 at 36th and Dearborn Streets.” — Wikipedia
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q2841266 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Augustus Tolton (CC BY-SA)
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