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GA SR919
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/26/2018
Primary Sponsor
Donzella James
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate honors Father Augustus Tolton, the first publicly recognized Black Roman Catholic Priest in America, born April 1, 1854, in Missouri to parents who were slaves
- Father Tolton faced racial discrimination at St. Boniface's all-white parish school and was rejected by every seminary in the United States because they refused to accept a Black student
- He left Quincy, Illinois on February 15, 1880 to study at seminary in Rome for six years, and celebrated his first Mass at St. Boniface Church on July 18, 1886
- He was assigned as pastor of St. Joseph's Church and school, where he was recognized for his homilies, spiritual guidance, and sense of goodness
- The Secretary of the Senate is directed to make copies of the resolution available for public distribution
Legislative Description
Tolton, Father Augustus; honor
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/26/2018
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