• Built by the Jesuits in 1603 as the Iglesia de San Ignacio de Loyola, it was later dedicated to San Pedro Claver Corberó (1580–1654).
  • Iglesia de San Pedro Claver, Cartagena, Colombia | by Norbert Bánhidi.
  • El Papa León XIII escribió: "Después de la vida de Cristo, ninguna ha conmovido tan profundamente mi alma como la de San Pedro Claver".
  • Upon arrival in Cartagena, Claver found it essential to his ministry to meet the slave ships as they pulled into port.
  • The church is part of a set of religious buildings that is complemented by the Cloister of San Pedro Claver and the archaeological museum.
  • GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Iglesia de San Pedro Claver is a church located in Cartagena, on the Plaza de San Pedro Claver.
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  • Originally known as the church of San Juan de Dios, it has been called the church of San Ignacio de Loyola since 1622 and is now known as San Pedro Claver.