E-mail page
|
|
|
|
Old St. Joseph's Church Review
Read our Philadelphia sights reviews. Or post your own.
Old St. Joseph's Church
Religious Sites, Society Hill
Fodor's Review:
In 1733 a tiny chapel was established by Jesuits for Philadelphia's 11 Catholic families. It was one of the first places in the English-speaking colonies where Catholic mass could be legally celebrated, a right granted under William's Penn 1701 Charter of Privileges, which guaranteed religious freedom. But freedom didn't come easy; on one occasion Quakers had to patrol St. Joseph's to prevent a Protestant mob from disrupting the service. The present church, built in 1839, is the third on this site. The late-19th-century stained-glass windows are notable.
INFO
- Address: 321 Willings Alley, Society Hill, Philadelphia, PA
- Phone: 215/923-1733
- Web site
- Cost: Free
- Open: Weekdays 9:30-4; mass Mon.-Sat. 12:05, Sat. 5:30, Sun. 7:30, 9:30, 11:30, 6:30
- Philadelphia on Thanksgiving
- Which sports fans are worse � the apathetic or for lack of an elegant way to say it, those in Philadelphia?
Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip
- Philadelphia Flower Show Showcases Gardens of New Orleans The Philadelphia Flower Show, an extravagant celebration ...
- Top Chef Travels: Eric Ripert's Grand Cayman In more than a decade at the helm of New York's seafood...
- Let's Take a Train Trip Ever-increasing delays, canceled flights, security snarls,...
- more >>
Connection Timeout