Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Katharine Drexel

(1858 - 1955)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2010

1. Katharine Drexel Marker

Inscription. Catholic religious founder and missionary. She used her family’s fortune to fund mission schools and churches for Native and African Americans. She professed her vows in 1891, founded her own order, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and directed it for over 40 years. Drexel’s ministries addressed social inequities and provided quality education to minorities at schools like Holy Providence School here. She was canonized in 2000.

Erected 2004 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Anthropology & Archaeology • Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 40° 4.384′ N, 74° 57.453′ W. Marker is near Bensalem, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Bensalem Township. It can be reached from Gravel Pike. Marker is on the grounds of the Saint Katharine Drexel Mission Center and Shrine, near the covered walkway leading to the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem PA 19020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andalusia (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rochambeau Route (approx. 1.3 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away in New Jersey); Benjamin Rush (approx. 1½ miles away); "Babe" Ruth (approx. 1.6 miles away in New Jersey); Beverly Veterans (approx. 1.9 miles away in New Jersey); Dunk’s Ferry Bicentennial Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away in New Jersey); Delanco's Tribute to Those Who Lost Their Lives in the Second World War 1941 - 1945 (approx. 1.9 miles away in New Jersey).

Also see . . .
1. St. Katharine Drexel Mission Center and Shrine. (Submitted on March 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Katharine Drexel - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on July 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
3. Saint Katherine Drexel at Find A Grave. (Submitted on July 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Additional keywords. Roman Catholicism

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2. St. Katharine Drexel

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2010

3. Katharine Drexel Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2010

4. Katharine Drexel Marker

Holy Providence House Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2010

5. Holy Providence House Display

Adjacent to marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,955 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 3, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.