Church of the Advocate
Here in the 1974 the first eleven women Episcopal priests were ordained. This noted Gothic Revival church, built 1887-97, served a growing African American community after 1930. Host to major Black Power events of the 1960s and '70s. National Historic Landmark.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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