⛪ San Pedro Claver Church and Monastery

About This Sacred Site

The Church and Monastery of San Pedro Claver in Cartagena is dedicated to the Spanish Jesuit priest Pedro Claver (1580–1654), who spent his life ministering to enslaved Africans arriving at Cartagena's slave port. Known as the 'Apostle of the Slaves,' Claver is believed to have personally baptized over 300,000 enslaved people. His remains rest in a glass case beneath the altar. The 17th-century complex includes the church, cloisters, and a museum of colonial and pre-Columbian art.

Key Facts

• •Dedicated to St. Pedro Claver (1580–1654), who ministered to over 300,000 enslaved Africans
• •Claver was the first person to be canonized in the New World (in 1888)
• •The saint's remains are displayed in a glass case beneath the high altar
• •The monastery complex includes beautiful colonial cloisters and a museum
• •Cartagena was one of the main slave ports of the Spanish colonial empire

Location

Coordinates: 10.4214, -75.5496