Olde Kensington in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John N. Neumann
Born March 28, 1811
Ordained priest June 25, 1836
Became a Redemptorist January 16, 1842
Consecrated Bishop March 28, 1852
Died January 5, 1860
Declared heroic in virtue December 11, 1921
Declared Blessed October 13, 1863
Canonized 1977.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is January 16, 1938.
Location. 39° 58.208′ N, 75° 8.69′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Olde Kensington. It is at the intersection of Girard Avenue and N. 5th Street on Girard Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1155 N 5th St, Philadelphia PA 19123, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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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Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015
2. John N. Neumann Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015
3. John N. Neumann Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015
4. John N. Neumann Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 470 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
