Gloria Dei Church

Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes', is a historic church located in the Southwark neighborhood of , , at 929 South Water Street, bounded by Christian Street on the north, South Christopher Columbus Boulevard on the east, and Washington Avenue on the south.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: historic church and graveyard in Philadelphia
  • Also known as: “Gloria Dei (Old Swedes‘) Church”, “Gloria Dei-Old Swedes Church National Historic Site”, and “Old Swedes‘ Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS New Jersey and Independence Hall.

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is an Iowa-class battleship and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of . She was often referred to fondly as "Big J". is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Gloria Dei Church.

Museum
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is a historic civic building in , Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States. is situated 1 mile north of Gloria Dei Church.

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The , previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in . is situated 1 mile north of Gloria Dei Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pennsport and Queen Village.

Neighborhood
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is a in the section of Philadelphia, , United States. is home to a large working-class Irish American population, many of them descendants of immigrants from the mid to late 19th century.

Neighborhood
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is a residential of , , United States that lies along the eastern edge of the city in .

Neighborhood
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One of the largest Vietnamese neighborhoods in the United States is , located in , a neighborhood in .

Gloria Dei Church

Latitude
39.9345° or 39° 56′ 4″ north
Longitude
-75.14351° or 75° 8′ 37″ west
Open location code
87F6WVM4+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 352696202
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q4352333
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gloria Dei Church” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gloria Dei-Old Swedes Church National Historic Site”
  • Chinese: “教堂”
  • Chinese: “格洛麗亞·戴伊（老瑞典人）教堂國家歷史遺址”
  • Dutch: “Gloria Dei (Old Swedes‘) Church”
  • Dutch: “Gloria Dei Church”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه جلوريا داى”
  • Finnish: “Gloria Dei (Old Swedes‘) Church”
  • Finnish: “Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church”
  • Finnish: “Gloria Dei Church”
  • Slovenian: “Gloria Dei Church”
  • Slovenian: “Old Swedes‘”
  • Swedish: “Gloria Dei (Old Swedes‘) church”
  • Swedish: “Gloria Dei church”

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Highlights include Gloria Dei Episcopal Burial Ground and Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site.

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