Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

The Knights of Peter Claver Monument

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

1. The Order of the Knights of Peter Claver Monument

Inscription.
In the See City of the Diocese of
Mobile - Birmingham
Fifty years ago, on November 7, 1909
The Order of the Knights of Peter Claver
was founded by

Father Conrad F. Rebesher, S.S.J.
Father John H. Dorsey, S.S.J.
Father Samuel J. Kelly, S.S.J.
Father Joseph P. Van Baast, S.S.J.
Gilbert Faustina
Frank Collins
Frank Trenier
________
In commemoration of this event, this monument
has been erected this second day of August,
1959 at the Golden Anniversary Convention
of the order by its National Council.
Eugene B. Perry, M.D., 4° , Supreme Knight
Thomas R. Lee, Jr., 4° , National Secretary

Erected 1949 by the National Council, Order of the Knights of Peter Claver.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 7, 1909.

Location. 30° 41.749′ N, 88° 3.176′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue west of Armistead Street, on the right when traveling west. Located next to the Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 304 Sengstak Street, Mobile AL 36603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church (a few steps from this marker); Johnson and Allen Mortuary (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Finley's Drug Stores (about 400 feet away); Stone Street Baptist Church (about 500 feet away); National African-American Archives and Museum (about 600 feet away); Caldwell Field (about 800 feet away); Christian Benevolent Funeral Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vivian Malone Jones (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

Regarding The Knights of Peter Claver Monument. The Knights of Peter Claver is the largest historically African-American Catholic lay organization in the United States. The Order is named for St. Peter Claver, the Spanish Priest who ministered to African slaves. The Order was founded in Mobile, Alabama and is presently headquartered in New Orleans.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on the Knights of Peter Claver. (Submitted on December 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Knights of Peter Claver website. (Submitted on December 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Monument with the Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

2. Monument with the Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.