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Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church

1700 · 18th century · Also known as Old Swedes' Church

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church is a church in the Southwark district of Philadelphia, built between 1697 and 1700 by the Swedish Lutheran congregation descended from the settlers of New Sweden. It is the oldest church in Pennsylvania. The congregation kept ties with the Church of Sweden until it joined the Episcopal Church in 1845, and the building is a National Historic Site.

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
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New Sweden

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gloria-dei-old-swedes-church
MLA
“Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gloria-dei-old-swedes-church. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gloria-dei-old-swedes-church.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gloria-dei-old-swedes-church (Accessed: ).

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