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has gloss | eng: The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, founded in 1792 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as an outgrowth of the Free African Society, was the first black Episcopal Church in the United States. Led by Absalom Jones, one of the first African Americans to be ordained in any religion, the Church became one of the major features in Philadelphia's black cultural life. |
lexicalization | eng: African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas |
instance of | c/Anglican congregations established in the 18th century |
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