PA-123 St. Mary Magdalen De Pazzi Parish

Marker text: St. Mary Magdalen De Pazzi Parish
Founded in 1852 as the first Italian national parish in the U.S. by St. John N. Neumann, Bishop of Philadelphia. New churches were dedicated here, 1854 & 1891. The Delaware Valley's largest Italian community became centered in this neighborhood.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1994