UVenerable Pierre Toussaint, uSanta wosuku ngoMeyi 28th
(Juni 27 1766 - Juni 30 1853)
Indaba kaPierre Toussaint owaziwayo
Wazalelwa eHaiti yanamuhla futhi walethwa eNew York njengesigqila, uPierre washona umuntu okhululekile, umphathi wezinwele odumile futhi ongomunye wamaKatolika odumile waseNew York.
Umnikazi wezezitshalo uPierre Bérard wenza uToussaint waba isigqila sendlu futhi wavumela ugogo wakhe ukuthi afundise umzukulu wakhe ukufunda nokubhala. Ekuqaleni kweminyaka yo-20, uPierre, udadewabo omncane, umalume wakhe nezinye izigqila ezimbili ezifuywayo bahambisana nendodana yenkosi yabo baya eNew York City ngenxa yombango wezepolitiki ekhaya. Efunda umsebenzi wezinwele wendawo, uPierre wafunda masinyane ukuhweba futhi ekugcineni wasebenza ngokuphumelelayo ezindlini zabesifazane abacebile eNew York City.
Ekushoneni kwenkosi yakhe, uPierre wayezimisele ukuzondla, umfelokazi wenkosi yakhe nezinye izigqila ezifuywayo. Wadedelwa ngaphambi nje kokushona komfelokazi ngo-1807.
Ngemuva kweminyaka emine, washada noMarie Rose Juliette, inkululeko yakhe ayitholile. Kamuva bathola u-Euphémie, umzukulu wakhe oyintandane. Bobabili bandulela uPierre ekufeni. Ubehambela nsuku zonke isonto iSt Peter's Church kuBarclay Street, yona kanye le ndawo iSt.
UPierre unikele ezinhlanganweni ezinikela ezinhlobonhlobo, esiza ngesineke abamnyama nabamhlophe. Yena nomkakhe bavulele izintandane ikhaya labo futhi babafundisa. Lo mbhangqwana uphinde wancelisa abantu abalahliwe ababephethwe umkhuhlane ophuzi. Unxenxa ukuthi athathe umhlalaphansi futhi ajabulele ingcebo abeyiqongelele, uPierre waphendula wathi: "Nginokwanele okwami, kepha uma ngiyeka ukusebenza anginakho okwanele abanye."
UPierre ekuqaleni wangcwatshwa ngaphandle kweKhatholika elidala laseSt. Patrick, lapho ayenqatshelwe khona ukungena ngenxa yomjaho wakhe. Ubungcwele bakhe nokuzinikela kwakhe kuye kuholele ekudluliseleni komzimba wakhe ekhaya lamanje leSonto LaseSt. Patrick, e-Fifth Avenue.
UPierre Toussaint wamenyezelwa ukuthi wayenamandla ngonyaka we-1996.
Ukuzindla
UPierre wayekhululwa ngaphakathi isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba akhululwe ngokusemthethweni. Ngokwenqaba ukuthukuthela, usuku nosuku wakhetha ukubambisana nomusa kaNkulunkulu, ekugcineni waba uphawu olungenakunqotshwa lothando lukaNkulunkulu oluningi.