Augustine Tolton - Quincy IL
N 39° 55.920 W 091° 24.294
15S E 636295 N 4421427
This historical plaque, at the northwest corner of 7th & Maine, stands in front of St. Boniface Church, and describes an important character in the history of the Catholic Church.
Waymark Code: WMM7X6
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2014
Views: 5
AUGUSTINE TOLTON
FATHER TOLTON, THE FIRST NEGRO
PRIEST IN THE UNITED STATES, WAS
BORN OF SLAVE PARENTS IN BRUSH
CREEK, MISSOURI, IN 1854. EDUCATED
AT QUINCY SCHOOLS, HE RETURNED TO
THIS CITY AFTER HIS ORDINATION IN
ROME, ITALY. IN 1886, HE CELEBRATED
HIS FIRST PUBLIC MASS AT ST BONIFACE
CHURCH. HE BECAME PASTOR OF ST.
JOSEPH CHURCH IN QUINCY AND LATER
ESTABLISHED ST. MONICA'S CHURCH FOR
NEGROES IN CHICAGO. HE DIED IN
CHICAGO IN 1897, AND IS BURIED AT
ST. PETER'S CEMETERY, QUINCY.
ERECTED BY
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF QUINCY AND ADAMS COUNTY
AND THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1974
County: Adams County
Historical Society: THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF QUINCY AND ADAMS COUNTY AND THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Dedication Date: 1974
Location: 7th & Maine, Quincy - in front of St Boniface Church
Website: Not listed
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