Sanctuary of Saint Peter Claver
Sanctuary of Saint Peter Claver
Sanctuary of Saint Peter Claver
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
About
Four hundred years ago jesuits established in Cartagena and founded a school and a church in downtown. During the XVII century a father called Pedro Claver dedicated all his life to the protection of the african slaves and became saint 300 hundred years later. To keep alive his legacy, jesuits came back to the city at the end of XIX century and started to collect pieces for a museum that includes precolombian, religious and african caribbean art and, of course, the chamber and other spaces where the saint lived and died. Nowadays it is the museum with the most complete collection of religious art in Colombian coast, and the building preserves the spirit of Claver, the spirit of Human Rights.
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JoyfulWriter
Chesapeake, VA738 contributions
Mar 2023
My husband and I spent nearly an hour inside this cathedral and garden. We went through a smaller side door and paid $4 each to go inside. You first walk into a lush green garden, entering the big cathedral through a side door. The ornate altar contains the skeleton of Saint Peter Claver and you can take pictures in there. There is a museum on the lower floor on the other side of the garden with religious paintings. Upstairs there are several rooms that tell about St. Peter's life and work (in English as well as Spanish) and include pictures and paintings. I found it very interesting and inspiring (and I'm not a Catholic). We noticed a small stone spiral staircase along the balcony and we carefully climbed up to a "choir" loft. Up there, we continued walking around a corner and found a large organ and a wonderful view over the balcony of the sanctuary below. I think some people probably miss this area that is tucked away a bit, but is worth finding and exploring. We enjoyed the peace and quiet of our visit to this church.
Written 21 March 2023
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Gracias por tu valoración. Trabajamos cada día por ser mejores. Un fuerte abrazo desde la Sede de los Derechos Humanos.
Written 19 July 2023
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Marc N
Bartlesville, OK932 contributions
Feb 2023
Nice church- still in use- don't miss the bones display of Saint Peter Claver. This is part of Old Town Cartagena.
Written 12 February 2023
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Gracias por tu valoración. Trabajamos cada día por ser mejores. Un fuerte abrazo desde la Sede de los Derechos Humanos.
Written 19 July 2023
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Kevin S
Pontypridd, UK6 243 contributions
Jan 2023
A church and monastery, now a complete museum tribute to Pedro Claver. Acclaimed as a humanitarian for assisting slaves and trying to educate and help them while at the same time convert them to Christianity. I doubt they wanted that any more than being slaves. A room of the church bishops portraits, another room of religious paintings, all just labelled blandly with a title. The church itself was pleasant and attractive and a very nice courtyard garden but really for 24,000 not that interesting.
Written 9 February 2023
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Gracias por tu valoración. Trabajamos cada día por ser mejores. Un fuerte abrazo desde la Sede de los Derechos Humanos.
Written 19 July 2023
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Rob R
Tredegar, UK1 391 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
A fantastic church and very beautiful and atmospheric square which was always busy with people street performances and vendors. Our hotel was only 5 minutes away and this was one of our favourite locations in the old city.
Written 27 January 2023
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Gracias por tu valoración. Trabajamos cada día por ser mejores. Un fuerte abrazo desde la Sede de los Derechos Humanos.
Written 19 July 2023
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Salaamus
Turlock, CA151 contributions
Jan 2022 • Family
This old part of town, colorful, rich in history of a times of piracy, colonial pass rich in food and culture. This is a must see and a must stay if you can find a hotel within its walls.
Written 23 December 2022
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Gracias por tu valoración. Trabajamos cada día por ser mejores. Un fuerte abrazo desde la Sede de los Derechos Humanos.
Written 19 July 2023
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Bozeman-Dublin
Trim, Ireland8 860 contributions
Jul 2022 • Solo
San Pedro Claver is a beautiful Church, one of the nicest in Cartagena. It was built by Pedro, a Spanish missionary who cane to the city and ended up spending his life tending to the back slaves brought by the Spaniards to the new world.
He became known as The Slave of the Slaves and was the first to be canonised a saint in the new world.
His skeleton reposes in a glass coffin on the altar.
The church is besutiful, make sure to climb the narrow stairwell to see it from on high.
You slso get to see the room Ckaver lived and died in.
Just a bedutiful, serene place and a must see if in Cartageba in my opinion.
He became known as The Slave of the Slaves and was the first to be canonised a saint in the new world.
His skeleton reposes in a glass coffin on the altar.
The church is besutiful, make sure to climb the narrow stairwell to see it from on high.
You slso get to see the room Ckaver lived and died in.
Just a bedutiful, serene place and a must see if in Cartageba in my opinion.
Written 24 July 2022
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Gracias por tu valoración. Trabajamos cada día por ser mejores. Un fuerte abrazo desde la Sede de los Derechos Humanos.
Written 19 July 2023
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Anonymous855
Trabuco Canyon, California1 680 contributions
May 2022
Mass was happening so I didn't go up to see the body parts in front of the pulpit area in the tomb. Guess that's what makes the place unique. It is well located and has an important history which I read about on my own so I didn't need to be "guided". Not the most impressive in Cartagena but convenient.
Written 18 May 2022
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Gracias por tu valoración. Trabajamos cada día por ser mejores. Un fuerte abrazo desde la Sede de los Derechos Humanos.
Written 19 July 2023
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OceanLovingCouple
San Francisco, CA3 924 contributions
Feb 2022
Lovely monument to a human rights advocarte several centuries before his time. Few prominent Catholic leaders have my respect, but he was one of the good ones for sure. Why it took until less than 35 years ago for him to be canonized is an interesting question likely with racial overtones.
Written 25 February 2022
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Gracias por tu valoración. Trabajamos cada día por ser mejores. Un fuerte abrazo desde la Sede de los Derechos Humanos.
Written 19 July 2023
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Erika
Caracas, Venezuela9 854 contributions
Jan 2022
The structure and architecture is really nice. So sad that it is surrounded by garbage and everything smells of pee.
Written 31 January 2022
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Gracias por tu valoración. Trabajamos cada día por ser mejores. Un fuerte abrazo desde la Sede de los Derechos Humanos.
Written 19 July 2023
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Russell
Medellin, Colombia13 contributions
Aug 2021
The tour of the museum is interesting and the church is impressive. Not as ornamental as in Quito but impressive.
Written 30 August 2021
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Gracias por tu valoración. Trabajamos cada día por ser mejores. Un fuerte abrazo desde la Sede de los Derechos Humanos.
Written 19 July 2023
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José Luís F
Sacavem, Portugal
Qual a morada desta Igreja S. Pedro Claver, em Espanha??
Afonso B
Sao Paulo, SP191 contributions
Se ubica en la Plaza de San Pedro Claver, adentro de la ciudad amurallada, en Cartagena de Indias, Colômbia
GraceEwuraEsi
Oregon2 contributions
What time is the Christmas Mass this year (December 25, 2019). I will be in town and would like very much to attend. Thank you!
Angela I
2 contributions
What will be the Mass schedule for next saturday 22nd and sunday 23rd of september?
Santuario de San Pedro Claver
Cartagena, Colombia
Hello, Angela.
The saturday is 06:45 am and 06:00 pm, and the sunday is 7:00am, 10:00am, 12:00m, 6:00pm and 8:00pm.
¡Welcome to the Santuario de San Pedro Claver!
tiene algun costo entrar?
MarinaMO08
Porto Alegre, RS39 contributions
Sim, cerca de 13.000 COP
WahooNKS
omaha, ne11 contributions
What is the Sunday Mass Schedule?
BaltoROberta
Baltimore, MD173 contributions
I really don't know. You might see if the church has a website. It's a beautiful church complex.
WahooNKS
omaha, ne11 contributions
Our cruise ship will be in Cartagena on Sunday, Feb 28. Would love to attend Mass. Can you tell me what Mass times are?
Thank you,
Nancy
James M
Cartagena, Colombia43 contributions
The word Mass is Misa in Spanish.
Sunday the Church is open from 8am to 4pm with Mass held at 12 noon, 6 and 8pm.
Cassondraprado
1 contribution
Does the cathedral have handicap accessibility?
carlota07
Sao Paulo80 contributions
First level i think would be accessable. Enough to get the feel of the place.
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