All Saints - Philadelphia, PA
N 40° 00.096 W 075° 04.236
18T E 493973 N 4427937
The church was founded in 1860, and according to the cornerstone, the building was erected in 1895. It's a huge church with a school (1922) and a turn of the century cemetery. Typical of neighboring churches, it is made of heavy, brown stone block.
Waymark Code: WM6N52
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2009
Views: 5
This church is 114 years old. All Saints Roman Catholic Church is located at Thompson and Buckius Streets in the Bridesburg section (neighborhood) of northeast Philadelphia. It was designed by noted ecclesiastical architect Edwin Forrest Durang. There is a large Polish community who resides here and this dioceses services that population. The cemetery appears to not of had any recent interments. Most of the deceased seem to have been born in the late 19th century. The school also appears to be defunct but the website kind of indicates it is open.
Vigil Mass, Saturdays, 5 PM; Sundays, 8, 11 AM. Weekdays and holydays as published in weekly bulletin.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 11/01/1860
Date of building construction: 01/01/1895
Dominant Architectural Style: ecclesiastical design
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Vrigin Mary out Front
Archdiocese: Phialdelphia
Diocese: Philadelphia
Address/Location:
Buckius and E. Thompson Sts.
Philadelphia, PA USA
19137
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