Church of the Gesú

The Church of the Gesú is a and former parish church located in , . Founded in 1868 by Burchard Villiger, the church was the center of several Jesuit educational institutions, including , St.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: Catholic church in Philadelphia
  • Also known as: “Church of the Holy Family”
  • Address: North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Joseph’s Preparatory School and Philadelphia Museum of Art.

School
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St. Joseph's Preparatory School, commonly known as St. Joe's Prep or simply "The Prep", is an urban, private, Catholic, college preparatory school run by the Society of Jesus in , Pennsylvania, United States.

Museum
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The is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in . The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at . is situated 1 mile southwest of Church of the Gesú.

Theater building
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The is a historic opera house in , . Opened in 1908, it has been used for many purposes; since December 2018, it has been a pop concert venue managed by Live Nation Philadelphia. is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Church of the Gesú.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Francisville and Sharswood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , a section of the city of , , United States. Its boundaries are Fairmount Avenue to the south, Girard Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Corinthian Avenue to the west.

Neighborhood
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is a small neighborhood in the section of the city of , in the United States. It is located to the east of , north of , west of Ridge Avenue, east of 24th Street and south of Cecil B.

Neighborhood
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is a in , Pennsylvania, bordering on the north. is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.

Church of the Gesú

Latitude
39.97357° or 39° 58′ 25″ north
Longitude
-75.16519° or 75° 9′ 55″ west
Open location code
87F6XRFM+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 337703605
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q68140838
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