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Iva Anthony
St. Peter Claver
Born into a wealthy, African family in Spain, St. Peter Claver chose to live a life serving the less fortunate. Following in the footsteps of his predecessor and mentor, Father Alonso de Sandoval, Claver devoted his life to serving slaves by meeting the ships from Africa on the docks in Columbia. Ministering to those with leprosy, Claver also baptized and comforted the downtrodden. Throughout his unwavering service, he touched more than 50 thousand African slaves and baptized more than 300,00 people. The Knights of Peter Claver was founded in his memory.
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