St. Peter Claver: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Arnold Lunn, A Saint in the Slave Trade (1935, reissued 1947).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 31, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Catholic Online - St. Peter Claver. Feb 12, 2022
Changed “slaves” to “enslaved people” throughout. Aug 05, 2020
Added an image of St. Peter Claver. Oct 27, 2017
Added cross-references. Oct 27, 2017
Added information on his service to slaves on local plantations. Nov 16, 2016
Media added. Jun 04, 2008
Added new Web site: American Catholic - Biography of St. Peter Claver. Mar 31, 2008
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encylopedia - Biography of St. Peter Claver. Mar 28, 2008
Article revised. Mar 25, 1999
Article added to new online database. Mar 22, 1999
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