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Landmark: St. Agatha - St. James Church
On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour.
Saint James
1887 (year of building)
* Statue of Saint James
* standing person,
staff
* Carved for the building in Italy. Behind mesh that isn't visible from the street but partially obscures the picture.
* Niche above the entrance arch.
St. Agatha - St. James Church.
Southeast corner, 38th and Chestnut.
* 39.955000,-75.198250 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's James the Great page
Gravestone of Monsignor Francis J. Ross
1955
* Memorial to Monsignor Francis J. Ross
* small
cross,
communion chalice,
plants
* Was on the South side of Chestnut, East of 38th. Removed November, 2020 or earlier. Presumably reinterred elsewhere.
* inscription:
Tu es sacerdos in aeternum
Right Reverand Monsignor Francis J. Ross, D.D.
Born June 28, 1885
Ordained Nov. 1, 1911
Died Aug. 6, 1955
Requiscat in pace
* Gravestone.
East side of St. Agatha - St. James Church.
* 39.954915,-75.197800 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+thecatholicnewsarchive.org's Msgr. F.J. Ross obituary
Mary
2021 (installed)
* statue of Mary
* small
standing person
* Plaza.
East of St. Agatha - St. James Church.
South side of Chestnut, East of 38th.
* 39.954850,-75.197815 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
