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Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church is the oldest surviving brick building in Philadelphia. It is the oldest church building in Pennsylvania. It is the oldest congregation in continuous existence in the United States. Thanks to the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service, this great treasure is now recognized as part of the ...
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church is a National Historic Site. The church was established on Tinicum Island in 1646, 36 years before the founding of Pennsylvania. The congregation relocated to its present location in 1677, using a temporary structure as a house of worship. It was replaced by a brick church building in 1700, which still stands ...
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site- This church was founded by a Swedish community that predates the founding of (6b926c33-cb5a-4be9-a246-ca09f911ccae).JPG 4,288 × 2,848; 6.75 MB Gloria Dei Church Sanctuary (9aea3dcd-1dd8-b71b-0b5a-a00822971bf6).jpg 3,456 × 2,304; 305 KB
Gloria Dei — a National Historic Site — is the oldest church in Pennsylvania. — Photo courtesy Gloria Dei. Don’t Miss. Just below the organ are carvings of two angels dating from the early 1700s. Miniature wooden replicas of ships that carried Swedish settlers are also suspended from the church ceiling, along with a carving of the angel ...
18 de may. de 2013 · Designation. Located on the Delaware River in Philadelphia’s Queen Village , this church has the distinction of being the oldest in Pennsylvania. By the middle of the seventeenth century, the area had been settled by Swedish colonists who, in 1666, built a log structure for use as a church. Construction of the present-day church began in 1698 ...
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) Gloria Dei Church. Enter Pennsylvania’s oldest church. Before Pennsylvania there was New Sweden. Discover this last historic link to a forgotten past. Visit the church's pastoral surroundings and its burial ground of patriots and ordinary citizens alike.
The cornerstone of the church building at Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) was laid in 1698 and was dedicated on July 2, 1700. Old Swedes’ is the oldest surviving brick building in Philadelphia, the oldest church building in Pennsylvania and the second oldest in the United States. Although those directing the building of the church had emigrated ...
