Old St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 56.833 W 075° 08.859
18S E 487386 N 4421909
In 1729, Rev. Joseph Greaton, SJ, established the earliest foundation of Catholicism in Pa. He was the church’s first pastor and the only Catholic priest in Philadelphia when the church was built in 1733.
Waymark Code: WM12EX6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2020
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Old St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church-In 1729, Rev. Joseph Greaton, SJ, established the earliest foundation of Catholicism in Pa. He was the church’s first pastor and the only Catholic priest in Philadelphia when the church was built in 1733. Jesuits from this parish founded the early frontier missions of Conewago in Adams County and Goshenhoppen in Berks County, as well as the first Catholic churches in New Jersey and Delaware.
Marker Name: Old St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 07/31/2014
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 324 Walnut St., Philadelphia
Category: Buildings & Architecture, Religion
Website: Not listed
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