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Saint Laurentius Parish (Polish: Parafia św. Wawrzyńca) was a Roman Catholic parish established in 1882 that largely served people of Polish background in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was the oldest Polish Roman Catholic Church within the city and Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
The church was founded in November 1903, [1] with construction completed in 1909, [2] and was intended to serve the large Polish American immigrant community residing in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. Immigrant families, including that of Andrew Bogielczyk, who owned a grocery store at 2421 Allegheny Avenue which was a meeting ...
6658 Keystone St, Philadelphia Founded in 1884. Merged in 2013 into Our Lady of Consolation Parish. [244] Closed in 2018 [245] [246] St. Mary of Czestochowa 59th and Elmwood Ave, Philadelphia Founded in 1927 for Polish immigrants, closed in 2000 [247] [248] St. Mary Magdalen De Pazzi 712 Montrose St, Philadelphia Founded in 1852, closed in 2000.
St. Josaphat's parish was founded in 1898. According to historians at the Polish American Liturgical Center in Orchard Lake, Michigan: [4] "Polish Immigrants looking to better themselves financially, settled where there was more work. In the section of Philadelphia called Manayunk, there was a great need for workers in steel, wool and paper plants.
St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia, is located in Northeast Philadelphia in Bridesburg and serves the local Polish-speaking population in the area. It is located at 4415 Almond Street. [1] The chapel is next to the church on Thompson Street.
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St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church; St. Casimir Church, Baltimore; St. Hedwig's Roman Catholic Church; St. Josaphat Roman Catholic Church (Chicago) St. Mary of Częstochowa (Cicero, Illinois) St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (Chicago) St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (St. Louis, Missouri)
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