Did you know that in 1886, Augustus Tolton became the first publicly known black Roman Catholic priest in the United States? A former slave who was baptized and reared Catholic, Tolton studied formally in Rome, because he was rejected from every American seminary. Later assigned to Chicago, Tolton led the development and construction of St. Monica’s Catholic Church in 1893.

Watch this video to learn about Fr. Augustus Tolton's life and road to canonization

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SERVANT OF GOD FR. AUGUSTUS TOLTON: In 2015, the Cause for Canonization of Fr. Augustus Tolton, begun in 2010, received affirmation of the juridicial validity of the Archdiocesan inquiry into his life and virtues by the Congregation for Causes of Saints, and Fr. Tolton received the distinction of Servant of God. 
Sources: http://www.toltoncanonization.org/sidebar/hiscanonization.html