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1/10 Over the course of this #BlackCatholicHistoryMonth, I’ve been exploring the activism of Joseph Nearon, SSS. (A Thread). I discovered Nearon in my research on the National Federation of Catholic College Students, an affiliate of @PaxRomanaIMCS (1937-1968). 
2 NFCCS focused on interracial justice and helped to set up clubs on Catholic college campuses. In 1946, NFCCS hosted a “Intercultural Concert at Town Hall,” to raise money for scholarships for Black students. The first recipient of the NFCCS Scholarship was Joseph Nearon
3 Nearon decided to attend @ManhattanEdu where he was active and served as an officer in the NFCCS, he was also involved in the National Students Association (NSA)– a partner group to NFCCS, and the Interracial Justice Society.
The Black Saint — Saint Maurice
The Black Egyptian Christian soldier (born in Thebes, Egypt 🇪🇬) whose alleged martyrdom, with his comrades, inspired a cult still practiced today.
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The Black Egyptian Christian soldier (born in Thebes, Egypt 🇪🇬) whose alleged martyrdom, with his comrades, inspired a cult still practiced today.
britannica.com/biography/Sain…
#blackcatholichistorymonth
“Did you know that the patron saint of southern Germany and parts of France, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland, is a man of African origin?”
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Maurice was born in AD 250 in Thebes, an ancient city in Egypt near the site of the Aswan Dam. He was brought up [specifically] in the region of Luxor—Egypt, and eventually would became a soldier in the Roman army.
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The Early Bible Belt of Christianity: Africa
"Catholic Christianity among African-descended people has its roots in the earliest converts to Christianity, including Mark the Evangelist, the unnamed Ethiopian eunuch ...
The Early Bible Belt of Christianity: Africa
"Catholic Christianity among African-descended people has its roots in the earliest converts to Christianity, including Mark the Evangelist, the unnamed Ethiopian eunuch ...
... Simon of Cyrene, and Simeon Niger. Several of the early Church Fathers were also native to Africa, including Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Tertullian, Athanasius, Cyril of Alexandria, ...
Cyprian, and Augustine.
Saints Perpetua and Felicity and Saint Maurice (as well as his military regiment), early martyrs, were also African."
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Saints Perpetua and Felicity and Saint Maurice (as well as his military regiment), early martyrs, were also African."
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