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Daylesford Abbey, near Philadelphia. The Abbey is situated on 88 acres (0.36 km 2) in Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, a few miles from the Philadelphia Main Line's Paoli Platform, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Norbertines combine a monastic-style life in community with the active ministry of ordained priests.
"The Monastery on the Wissahickon, 1874" at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1898 photograph at the Free Library of Philadelphia Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-183, " Monastery, Kitchen's Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA ", 2 photos, 23 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church: Columbus Boulevard and Christian Street 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 ...
Former longtime home of the Philadelphia Orchestra and current home of the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. The oldest opera house in the United States that is still used for its original purpose. 2: American Philosophical Society Hall: American Philosophical Society Hall
Philadelphia, Germantown: 1744 House Wister Tenant House: Philadelphia, 5269 Germantown Avenue: c. 1745 House Belmont Mansion: Philadelphia, Fairmount Park: 1745 House The Monastery: Philadelphia, Wissahickon Park: 1747 House Glen Fern: Philadelphia, 1100 Livezey Lane: 1747 House Glen Fern, also known as the Livezey House, is a fine example of ...
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.
The Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). [1] Its territory includes parishes, monasteries, and missions located in two states in the United States – Delaware and Pennsylvania. The diocesan chancery is located in South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania.
History of old Germantown: with a description of its settlement and some account of its important persons, buildings and places connected with its development. Vol. 1. Germantown, Philadelphia: H. F. McCann. p. 453. Pennypacker, Samuel (1899). The Settlement of Germantown Pennsylvania and the Beginning of German Emigration to North America.