Radnor Township near Villanova in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery - Augustinian Residence

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020

1. St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery - Augustinian Residence Marker

Inscription. Augustinian Chapel dedicated on 12 June 2005 by Very Reverend Robert F. Prevost, O.S.A. Renovation to the Monastery included the Residential Care Center, Heritage Room, and Augustinian Way of Life Center.

Erected by Villanova University.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Villanova University series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 12, 2005.

Location. 40° 2.198′ N, 75° 20.637′ W. Marker is near Villanova, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Radnor Township. It can be reached from East Lancaster Avenue (U.S. 30) 0.4 miles east of North Spring Mill Road (Pennsylvania Route 320), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 East Lancaster Avenue, Villanova PA 19085, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Thomas Hall - 1899 (here, next to this marker); St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery - 1933 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery - 1933 (within shouting distance of this marker); Tolentine Hall - 1899 (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Metasequoia Glyptostroboides or Dawn Redwood (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Tolentine Hall - 1899 (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Rita's Hall - 1912 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Thomas of Villanova Church - 1883 (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Villanova.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020

2. St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery - Augustinian Residence Marker

Marker is behind the closest bush below the windows.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,189 times since then and 81 times this year. Last updated on September 18, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.