Father Bartholeme
Reide Wallace, Abby Gordon, Grant, and Aiden Drury
Who?
Father Bartholeme was the first priest in the New World. He served as chaplain during Christopher Columbus. He suggested using African slave labor because they held no claim to the land, but soon thereafter renounced his proposal and worked to eradicate slave.
Why? Where?
He renounced his encomienda and denounced his exploration because of the mistreatment of Cubans
Cuba/New World
How do see God in Life?
God was there helping him realize the horror of the mistreat of slaves and helped him do something about it.
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre