African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas
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The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas is a historic Black Episcopal parish in Philadelphia, recognized as the first Black Episcopal church in the United States and a landmark of African American religious and civic life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American church
ⓘ
Episcopal church ⓘ historic church ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| affiliation | Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Absalom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingUse | parish church ⓘ |
| churchmanship | Anglican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| civicRole |
site of African American community leadership
ⓘ
venue for social justice activities ⓘ |
| communityActivities |
religious education
ⓘ
social outreach programs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of African American resilience
ⓘ
symbol of Black religious autonomy ⓘ |
| denomination | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Absalom Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black members of St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| foundingContext | response to racial discrimination in white-led churches ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1792 ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle | rector ⓘ |
| hasCongregationType | parish congregation ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | African-American religious heritage ⓘ |
| hasParishioners | Black Episcopalians ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic Black Episcopal parish ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-Revolutionary United States ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early independent Black Christian congregation in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Saint Thomas the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs |
first Black Episcopal church in the United States
ⓘ
landmark of African American civic life ⓘ landmark of African American religious life ⓘ |
| parishType | Black Episcopal parish ⓘ |
| primaryCommunityServed | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
center of African American civic organizing in Philadelphia
ⓘ
center of African American religious organizing in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| servesAs |
community center
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| tradition | Episcopal liturgy ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.