Pierre Toussaint 1766-1853 Haitian-American former slave first and only layman to be buried in the crypt below the main altar of the current St. Patrick’ Cathedral on Fifth Avenue. Declared Venerable in 1996. One of the “Saintly Six”
Pierre Toussaint 1766-1853 Haitian-American former slave first and only layman to be buried in the crypt below the main altar of the current St. Patrick’ Cathedral on Fifth Avenue. Declared Venerable in 1996. One of the “Saintly Six”