Memorial of Saint Peter Claver, Priest
During the 40 years of his ministry in the New Kingdom of Granada, it is estimated he personally baptized around 300,000 people and heard the confessions of over 5,000 people per year. He is also patron saint for seafarers. He is considered a heroic example of what should be the Christian praxis of love and of the exercise of human rights.
The Congress of the Republic of Colombia declared September 9 as the National Day of Human Rights in his honor.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Claver
Picture: Saint Peter Claver, Church of st. Ignatius, Bogotà, Columbia.
