File:Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Episcopal Church 916 S Swanson St Philadelphia PA (DSC 3851).jpg
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English: National Historic Site: "Gloria Dei" Church. Here in 1677, Swedish settlers founded the first Christian church within what is now Philadelphia. Religious services were originally held in a log blockhouse. The present edifice was erected in 1698-1703 and dedicated on June 2, 1700. In 1845 the congregation was received into the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. On November 17, 1942 this site was designated as a National Historic Shrine commemorating the cultural and religious aspects of Swedish colonization in America. Erected 1950, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. |
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