Sanctuary of Saint Peter Claver
Sanctuary of Saint Peter Claver
Sanctuary of Saint Peter Claver
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday
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
11:00 AM - 5:30 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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angeleyes27
Brigantine, NJ5,336 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
This is a pretty church on a square at the edge of the walled old city. They charged an admission which they said was for both the church and church museum. When we were there, a service was going on so we couldn’t go directly into the church. The museum has some very nice religious paintings and other artifacts. There is a pretty courtyard on the bottom floor with shady plants. The second floor has a chapel where St Peter Claver is buried. If you climb the winding stone staircase to the third floor, you are in the balcony of the church where you can view the church below from several lookout points. We didn’t climb up to the bell tower. There is an admission which offers senior discount and all information is in Spanish
Written 29 February 2020
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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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JoyfulWriter
Chesapeake, VA715 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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flywithlola
Central Argentina, Argentina1,066 contributions
Dec 2019
This is a very beautiful church preserved from the colonial times of the city. The architecture is impressive and one can watch the church from many parts of Cartagena.
Inside you will learn about the life of St. Pedro Claver, who has a very interesting sanctuary inside. Totally worthy the visit.
Inside you will learn about the life of St. Pedro Claver, who has a very interesting sanctuary inside. Totally worthy the visit.
Written 16 November 2020
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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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Tyler S
Toronto, Canada826 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
This church is not overly ornate inside. It isn’t like stepping into the big cathedrals of Europe, but it still has charm. The outside is very unique with it’s stone and colour, and the inside altar and dome is pretty. It’s worth taking a quick peek inside but don’t plan on spending a great deal of time there.
Written 24 January 2020
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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, UK7,058 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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Bozeman-Dublin
Trim, Ireland11,398 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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Steve M
21 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
The commitment of San Pedro Claver and his Jesuit brethren to the fight against slavery and mistreatment of enslaved people was truly inspiring, especially since it occurred 400 years ago. For their troubles, the Jesuits were repeatedly banned from Colombia for many years at a time. Their example of speaking truth to power with respect to basic human rights is as timely as ever.
Written 4 February 2024
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BannedDE
San Francisco, California5,961 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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Stephen N
New York City, NY1,550 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
The Sanctuary of Saint Peter Claver is a cool little church and is special to the locals but TBH, tourists are not coming to CTG for the churches. You go to Florence or Rome or London for that kinda stuff. Saint Peter Claver was a simple church and we did see a wedding there so we do understand it's meaningful to the citizens of CTG. However, there isn't much to see inside. From that perspective, the Church of Santa Catalina de Alejandria in Plaza Bolivar has more to see. There apparently is a lookout point in the tower of Saint Peter Claver but we got there after it closed. Lucky for us, our buddy Sonny had a roof deck in his AirBNB so we got a high up view someplace else. Go to check it out but you're not missing much if you're short on time.
Written 9 February 2020
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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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Tony C
Vero Beach, FL7,047 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
Cartagena is filled with history, architecture, culture and art. The Sanctuary surroundings is no exception. The plaza in which it lies is filled art and sculptures and history. The buildings are old and remarkably preserved. Plaza allows people to roam freely and absorb the history which it is offering. The architecture is beautiful as it is throughout the walled city. Photo opportunities are in abundance. Well worth a visit while in the Walled City.
Written 15 January 2020
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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??
Written 18 December 2019
Se ubica en la Plaza de San Pedro Claver, adentro de la ciudad amurallada, en Cartagena de Indias, Colômbia
Written 19 December 2019
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!
Written 28 November 2019
What will be the Mass schedule for next saturday 22nd and sunday 23rd of september?
Written 14 September 2018
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!
Written 17 September 2018
I really don't know. You might see if the church has a website. It's a beautiful church complex.
Written 24 January 2016
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
Written 22 January 2016
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.
Written 24 January 2016
First level i think would be accessable. Enough to get the feel of the place.
Written 17 January 2016
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