Augustus Tolton
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Augustus Tolton was the first publicly recognized Black Roman Catholic priest in the United States, known for his pioneering ministry amid intense racial discrimination in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Augustine Tolton | 1 |
| Augustus John Tolton | 1 |
| Augustus Tolton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2196520 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Augustus Tolton Context triple: [Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis), notableBurial, Augustus Tolton]
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Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, setting an Olympic record and challenging Nazi racial ideology.
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Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was a 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and freethinker known for his advocacy of social reform, religious liberalism, and anti-slavery causes.
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Henry Blanke
Henry Blanke was a prominent German-born American film producer best known for his long association with Warner Bros. and his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
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Horace Cayton
Horace Cayton was an influential African American sociologist, journalist, and author whose work documented Black urban life and helped shape the intellectual landscape of the Chicago Black Renaissance.
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William Terrell
William Terrell was an American politician and public figure from Georgia, honored as the namesake of Terrell County.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Augustus Tolton Target entity description: Augustus Tolton was the first publicly recognized Black Roman Catholic priest in the United States, known for his pioneering ministry amid intense racial discrimination in the late 19th century.
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A.
Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, setting an Olympic record and challenging Nazi racial ideology.
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B.
Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was a 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and freethinker known for his advocacy of social reform, religious liberalism, and anti-slavery causes.
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C.
Henry Blanke
Henry Blanke was a prominent German-born American film producer best known for his long association with Warner Bros. and his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
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D.
Horace Cayton
Horace Cayton was an influential African American sociologist, journalist, and author whose work documented Black urban life and helped shape the intellectual landscape of the Chicago Black Renaissance.
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E.
William Terrell
William Terrell was an American politician and public figure from Georgia, honored as the namesake of Terrell County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American Roman Catholic
ⓘ
Roman Catholic priest ⓘ human ⓘ pioneer of Black Catholic ministry ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | full inclusion of Black Catholics in parish life ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Augustus Tolton
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustine Tolton
Augustus Tolton ⓘ
surface form:
Augustus John Tolton
|
| canonizationStatus | Servant of God ⓘ |
| causeForCanonizationOpenedBy | Archdiocese of Chicago ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heatstroke complications ⓘ |
| cityOfEducation |
Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Rome, Italy
|
| commemoratedBy |
Tolton Catholic High School, Quincy, Illinois
ⓘ
parishes and institutions named in his honor in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1854-04-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1897-07-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfOrdination | 1886-04-24 ⓘ |
| earlyLifeStatus | born into slavery ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pontifical Urban University
ⓘ
surface form:
Pontifical Urban College of Propaganda Fide
Pontifical Urban University ⓘ St. Peter School, Quincy, Illinois ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| faced | racial discrimination from some white clergy and laity ⓘ |
| father | Peter Paul Tolton ⓘ |
| fledFrom | slavery in Missouri during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| founderOf | St. Monica Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois ⓘ |
| givenName | Augustus ⓘ |
| inspired | subsequent generations of African-American clergy and laity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering ministry amid racial discrimination in the late 19th century
ⓘ
promoting racial reconciliation within the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Black Catholic leadership in the United States ⓘ |
| ministryFocus | African-American Catholics ⓘ |
| mother | Martha Jane Chisley Tolton ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Quincy, Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
Quincy, Illinois, United States
|
| notableFor | being the first publicly recognized Black Roman Catholic priest in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
pastor
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| ordainedBy | Cardinal Giovanni Simeoni ⓘ |
| ordination | received Holy Orders in the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| pastorOf | St. Joseph Catholic Church, Quincy, Illinois ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brush Creek, Ralls County, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | St. Peter Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfOrdination |
Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Rome, Italy
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| sentTo | United States as a missionary priest after ordination ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
Quincy, Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
Quincy, Illinois, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| yearCauseForCanonizationOpened | 2010 ⓘ |
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Subject: Augustus Tolton Description of subject: Augustus Tolton was the first publicly recognized Black Roman Catholic priest in the United States, known for his pioneering ministry amid intense racial discrimination in the late 19th century.
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