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Philadelphia grew from a few hundred European inhabitants in 1683 to over 2,500 in 1701. The population was mostly English, Welsh, Irish, Germans, Swedes, Finns, and Dutch. Before William Penn left Philadelphia for the last time on October 25, 1701, he issued the Charter of 1701. [26]
1814 – Athenaeum of Philadelphia founded. [11] 1816 – African Methodist Episcopal Church (denomination) [28] and Philadelphia Saving Fund Society founded. 1817 – Academy of Natural Sciences incorporated. [11] 1820 – Apprentices' Library Company founded. [10] 1821 – Mercantile Library Company and Philadelphia College of Pharmacy [11 ...
Old St. Joseph's Church was founded by Joseph Greaton (1679–1753), an English Jesuit who came to Philadelphia from Maryland in 1729 to establish a mission. [1] He originally celebrated mass in his house at 321 Willings Alley.
Old Philadelphians, also called Proper Philadelphians [1] or Perennial Philadelphians, [2] are the First Families of Philadelphia, that class of Pennsylvanians who claim hereditary and cultural descent mainly from England, also from Ulster, Wales and even Germany, and who founded the city of Philadelphia.
At that time the local metropolitans played an essential role in the city's affairs, as exemplified by the metropolitan and scholar Theoleptos (1293 – before 1326), who was also in charge of the defence of Philadelphia when it was besieged by the Turks in 1310: he was considered by contemporary chroniclers as the "savior of the city".
The Church of the Holy Family was renamed the Church of the Gesú in 1878, [2] after the Church of the Gesù in Rome, which is the universal mother church of the Society of Jesus. [3] The cornerstone of a new, grander church was laid on March 10, 1879, [ 4 ] and the cruciform edifice was completed in 1888. [ 2 ]
5200 N. Broad St, Philadelphia Founded in 1993 with the merger of Holy Child, Our Lady of the Holy Souls and St. Stephen Parishes [213] Resurrection of Our Lord 2000 Shelmire Ave, Philadelphia Founded in 1928, current church dedicated in 1958 [214] St. Ambrose 405 E. Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia Founded as a mission in 1847, became a parish in ...
William Penn (24 October [O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era.