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'''Bridesburg''', the northernmost of Philadelphia's River Wards, is a river-front neighborhood just south and east the [[Northeast Philadelphia|Northeast]] section of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. Bridesburg is an historically German and Irish community, with a significant community of [[Poles|Polish]] immigrants who arrived mostly in the early- to mid-twentieth century. The community is home to two Catholic churches: All Saints Church, designed by [[Edwin Forrest Durang]]<ref>[http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/16158 Listing of All Saints Roman Catholic Church at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings]</ref> and built in 1889; and [[St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia|Saint John Cantius Church]], built some time after 1892 in [[Polish Cathedral style]].