Tolton Spirituality Center
Fr. Augustus Tolton
About:
FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON, the first Black priest to be ordained for the United States, was appointed to organize the Black Catholics of Chicago. Rev. Tolton, born a slave in Brush Creek, MO as a youth was baptized a Catholic. He grew up in Quincy, IL where he attended school. Denied permission to enter a U.S. Catholic seminary he pursued his studies at the Sacred College of the Propaganda in Rome, where he was ordained in 1886. He is Venerable now and hopefully on his way to Sainthood.
The Mission of the Augustus Tolton Heritage Center is:
To celebrate & share the inspiring story of his life;
To celebrate & build upon the rich Black Catholic heritage of Chicago;
To analyze, name, & confront systemic racism within the Church and city of Chicago;
To reach out to the most vulnerable with direct service and assistance.
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