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Church of the Holy Trinity is an Episcopal church on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. The first service in the church building, designed by Scottish architect John Notman, was held on March 27, 1859. The corner tower was added in 1867 and was designed by George W. Hewitt of the firm of Fraser, Furness & Hewitt.
By the 1780s, half of Philadelphia's Catholic population was German, and they asked permission of John Carroll, the Apostolic Prefect of the United States, to build their own church. [1] Holy Trinity Church was founded in 1784 by German-speaking Catholics, [2] and in 1788, Carroll authorized it as a national parish for Germans. [1]
Church of the Holy Trinity: 1904 Walnut Street Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral: 3723 Chestnut Street Saint Clement's Church: 2013 Appletree Street St. James Kingsessing (Old Swedes') 6838 Woodland Avenue official website: Church of St. James the Less: 3227 West Clearfield Street Church of St. Luke & the Epiphany: 330 South 13th Street
9 E. Chestnut Hill Ave, Philadelphia Founded in 1855, current church dedicated that same year [114] St. Athanasius 2050 E. Walnut Ln, Philadelphia Founded in 1928, current church dedicated in 1955 [115] St. Raymond of Penafort 1350 E. Vernon Rd, Philadelphia Founded in 1941, current church dedicated in 1948 [116] St. Vincent de Paul
In 1860, he was ordained priest, and in 1862, became rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, where he remained seven years, gaining an increasing name as a Broad churchman, [3] preacher, and patriot. In addition to his moral stature, he was a man of great physical bearing as well, standing six feet four inches (1.93 m) tall.
By a deed of trust, executed 2 June 1875, the trustees transferred and paid over to "The Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestrymen of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia," in trust, a sum of money for certain designated purposes, out of which fund the sum of $10,000 was set apart for the endowment of The John Bohlen Lectureship, upon ...
Floyd Williams Tomkins Jr. (New York, February 7, 1850 – Philadelphia, March 24, 1932) was an American Episcopal Priest, and Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia in Rittenhouse Square for 33 years from 1899 to his sudden death in 1932.
Mother Boniface died in 1931. In February 1932, the sisters received canonical status from Rome under the title, Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity. Today the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity serve the Church in many dioceses across the continental US, Puerto Rico and Mexico. [10]