Felix-Joseph Barbelin, called the "Apostle of Philadelphia",was a 19th-century Jesuit priest influential in the development of the Catholic community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown district of Washington, D.C., where Barbelin was assistant pastor from 1836 to 1838
In 1838, Barbelin was named assistant pastor at Old St. Joseph's Church in Philadelphia
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh oldest Jesuit university in the United States and the sixth largest university in Philadelphia. It is named after Saint Joseph. It merged in 2022 with the University of the Sciences.
Statue of Joseph, a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus and who is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church
The Seal of Saint Joseph's College, now University, at the Burns Library at Boston College
Barbelin Tower
View SouthWest across athletic fields and at Barbelin Hall on Hawk Hill of Saint Joseph's University.
