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Tolton, Augustine

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Tolton, Augustine (1854–1897)

US Catholic priest. The first Catholic priest whose parents were both African-Americans, he escaped from slavery with family members at the age of seven. He overcame poverty and frequent rejections to obtain backing and permission to study for the priesthood in Rome, where he was ordained in 1886. He returned to work as a struggling pastor among poor black Catholics in Illinois. Tolton was born in Ralls County, Missouri.



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