Wissahickon Hermit Cave - Revision history

Stan at 03:22, 15 July 2025

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	*[https://www.facebook.com/KelpiusCave/?ref=_xav_ig_profile_page_web Kelpius Cave on Facebook]		*[https://www.facebook.com/KelpiusCave/?ref=_xav_ig_profile_page_web Kelpius Cave on Facebook]
	*Scribol: [http://scribol.com/art-and-design/the-cave-of-kelpius-where-philadelphias-mystic-brotherhood-held-mass The Cave of Kelpius: Where Philadelphia's Mystic Brotherhood Held Mass]
	*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kelpius Johannes Kelpius]		*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kelpius Johannes Kelpius]
	*[https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=s_EQWtzrO8STmQGYlo7YCQ&q=Tabernacle+of+the+Mystic+Brotherhood&oq=Tabernacle+of+the+Mystic+Brotherhood&gs_l=psy-ab.3...3217.3217.0.4616.2.1.0.0.0.0.167.167.0j1.1.0....0...1..64.psy-ab..1.0.0.0...0.XoEvM7gP4wY Tabernacle of the Mystic Brotherhood - Google Search]		*[https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=s_EQWtzrO8STmQGYlo7YCQ&q=Tabernacle+of+the+Mystic+Brotherhood&oq=Tabernacle+of+the+Mystic+Brotherhood&gs_l=psy-ab.3...3217.3217.0.4616.2.1.0.0.0.0.167.167.0j1.1.0....0...1..64.psy-ab..1.0.0.0...0.XoEvM7gP4wY Tabernacle of the Mystic Brotherhood - Google Search]

Stan: /* Info */

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			*[https://www.facebook.com/KelpiusCave/?ref=_xav_ig_profile_page_web Kelpius Cave on Facebook]
	*Scribol: [http://scribol.com/art-and-design/the-cave-of-kelpius-where-philadelphias-mystic-brotherhood-held-mass The Cave of Kelpius: Where Philadelphia's Mystic Brotherhood Held Mass]		*Scribol: [http://scribol.com/art-and-design/the-cave-of-kelpius-where-philadelphias-mystic-brotherhood-held-mass The Cave of Kelpius: Where Philadelphia's Mystic Brotherhood Held Mass]
	*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kelpius Johannes Kelpius]		*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kelpius Johannes Kelpius]

Stan at 14:45, 12 September 2019

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Stan at 11:56, 11 June 2019

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	*Scribol: [http://scribol.com/art-and-design/the-cave-of-kelpius-where-philadelphias-mystic-brotherhood-held-mass The Cave of Kelpius: Where Philadelphia's Mystic Brotherhood Held Mass]		*Scribol: [http://scribol.com/art-and-design/the-cave-of-kelpius-where-philadelphias-mystic-brotherhood-held-mass The Cave of Kelpius: Where Philadelphia's Mystic Brotherhood Held Mass]
	*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kelpius Johannes Kelpius]		*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kelpius Johannes Kelpius]
	*[https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=s_EQWtzrO8STmQGYlo7YCQ&q=Tabernacle+of+the+Mystic+Brotherhood&oq=Tabernacle+of+the+Mystic+Brotherhood&gs_l=psy-ab.3...3217.3217.0.4616.2.1.0.0.0.0.167.167.0j1.1.0....0...1..64.psy-ab..1.0.0.0...0.XoEvM7gP4wY Tabernacle of the Mystic Brotherhood - Google Search]		*[https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=s_EQWtzrO8STmQGYlo7YCQ&q=Tabernacle+of+the+Mystic+Brotherhood&oq=Tabernacle+of+the+Mystic+Brotherhood&gs_l=psy-ab.3...3217.3217.0.4616.2.1.0.0.0.0.167.167.0j1.1.0....0...1..64.psy-ab..1.0.0.0...0.XoEvM7gP4wY Tabernacle of the Mystic Brotherhood - Google Search]

	==In The News==		==In The News==

	*[http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/roxborough-feature/8646-cave-a-remnant-of-the-hermits-of-the-wissahickon Cave a vestige of the 'Hermits of the Wissahickon'], Newsworks, December 7, 2010.		*[http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/roxborough-feature/8646-cave-a-remnant-of-the-hermits-of-the-wissahickon Cave a vestige of the 'Hermits of the Wissahickon'], Newsworks, December 7, 2010.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

	*[[Roxborough]]		*[[Roxborough]]
	*[[Wissahickon Valley Park]]		*[[Wissahickon Valley Park]]

	[[Category:About-Mysticism]] [[Category:About-Religion]]		[[Category:About-Mysticism]]
	[[Category:Is-Historic_Landmark]] [[Category:Is-Tourist_Attraction]]		[[Category:About-Religion]]
			[[Category:Is-Historic_Landmark]]
			[[Category:Is-Tourist_Attraction]]
	[[Category:Where-Roxborough]]		[[Category:Where-Roxborough]]
	~~[[Category:Where-Wissahickon_Valley]]~~
	[[Category:Where-Wissahickon_Valley_Park]]		[[Category:Where-Wissahickon_Valley_Park]]

Stan: /* See Also */

2019-06-11T11:53:49Z

Stan at 11:47, 11 June 2019

2019-06-11T11:47:41Z

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	{{toplink\|url=http://www.ushistory.org/oddities/kelpius.htm\|name=ushistory.org/oddities/kelpius.htm}}[[File:CaveOfKelpius.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|The Wissahickon Hermit Cave, also known as the Cave of Kelpius.]]The '''Wissahickon Hermit Cave''' is described as follows:<blockquote>The Wissahickon Hermit Cave, also known as the Cave of Kelpius, is a small, man-made cave located on a hillside in a wooded area of Wissahickon Valley Park. It was built and utilized by the followers of Johannes Kelpius, a hermit and religious mystic of the Rosicrucian order who immigrated to the area from Germany in the late seventeenth century in order to await the end of the world.<br><br>While the cave is locally well-known and accessible to the public, it is located in a secluded area of the park and can prove difficult to locate. The easiest way to find the cave is to access the park at the Hermit Lane entrance in Roxborough. Enter the park and bear right immediately where the gravel path splits in two directions along the ridge. Follow the path through a gate until you reach a clearing containing a little league baseball field. Behind the left field foul pole is a trailhead leading back into the woods. Follow this trail, bearing left wherever possible to follow the line of the ridge. Within a few hundred feet, you will see the cave on your left, a few feet up on the hillside.</blockquote>		{{toplink\|url=http://www.ushistory.org/oddities/kelpius.htm\|name=ushistory.org/oddities/kelpius.htm}}[[File:CaveOfKelpius.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|The Wissahickon Hermit Cave, also known as the Cave of Kelpius.]]The '''Wissahickon Hermit Cave''' (AKA [[Cave of Kelpius]]) is described as follows:<blockquote>The Wissahickon Hermit Cave, also known as the Cave of Kelpius, is a small, man-made cave located on a hillside in a wooded area of Wissahickon Valley Park. It was built and utilized by the followers of Johannes Kelpius, a hermit and religious mystic of the Rosicrucian order who immigrated to the area from Germany in the late seventeenth century in order to await the end of the world.<br><br>While the cave is locally well-known and accessible to the public, it is located in a secluded area of the park and can prove difficult to locate. The easiest way to find the cave is to access the park at the Hermit Lane entrance in Roxborough. Enter the park and bear right immediately where the gravel path splits in two directions along the ridge. Follow the path through a gate until you reach a clearing containing a little league baseball field. Behind the left field foul pole is a trailhead leading back into the woods. Follow this trail, bearing left wherever possible to follow the line of the ridge. Within a few hundred feet, you will see the cave on your left, a few feet up on the hillside.</blockquote>

	==Info==		==Info==

Stan at 02:59, 19 November 2017

2017-11-19T02:59:43Z

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			[[Category:About-Mysticism]] [[Category:About-Religion]]
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Stan at 02:55, 19 November 2017

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	*Scribol: [http://scribol.com/art-and-design/the-cave-of-kelpius-where-philadelphias-mystic-brotherhood-held-mass The Cave of Kelpius: Where Philadelphia's Mystic Brotherhood Held Mass]		*Scribol: [http://scribol.com/art-and-design/the-cave-of-kelpius-where-philadelphias-mystic-brotherhood-held-mass The Cave of Kelpius: Where Philadelphia's Mystic Brotherhood Held Mass]
	*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kelpius Johannes Kelpius]		*Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kelpius Johannes Kelpius]
			*[https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=s_EQWtzrO8STmQGYlo7YCQ&q=Tabernacle+of+the+Mystic+Brotherhood&oq=Tabernacle+of+the+Mystic+Brotherhood&gs_l=psy-ab.3...3217.3217.0.4616.2.1.0.0.0.0.167.167.0j1.1.0....0...1..64.psy-ab..1.0.0.0...0.XoEvM7gP4wY Tabernacle of the Mystic Brotherhood - Google Search]
	==In The News==		==In The News==
	*[http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/roxborough-feature/8646-cave-a-remnant-of-the-hermits-of-the-wissahickon Cave a vestige of the 'Hermits of the Wissahickon'], Newsworks, December 7, 2010.		*[http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/roxborough-feature/8646-cave-a-remnant-of-the-hermits-of-the-wissahickon Cave a vestige of the 'Hermits of the Wissahickon'], Newsworks, December 7, 2010.

Stan at 00:34, 5 February 2017

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PaulSank at 18:58, 11 January 2017

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	{{toplink\|url=http://www.ushistory.org/oddities/kelpius.htm\|name=ushistory.org/oddities/kelpius.htm}}[[File:CaveOfKelpius.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|The Wissahickon Hermit Cave, also known as the Cave of Kelpius.]]The '''Wissahickon Hermit Cave''' is described as follows:<blockquote>The Wissahickon Hermit Cave, also known as the Cave of Kelpius, is a small, man-made cave located on a hillside in a wooded area of [[Wissahickon Valley Park]]. It was built and utilized by the followers of Johannes Kelpius, a hermit and religious mystic of the Rosicrucian order who immigrated to the area from Germany in the late seventeenth century in order to await the end of the world.<br><br>While the cave is locally well-known and accessible to the public, it is located in a secluded area of the park and can prove difficult to locate. The easiest way to find the cave is to access the park at the Hermit Lane entrance in Roxborough. Enter the park and bear right immediately where the gravel path splits in two directions along the ridge. Follow the path through a gate until you reach a clearing containing a little league baseball field. Behind the left field foul pole is a trailhead leading back into the woods. Follow this trail, bearing left wherever possible to follow the line of the ridge. Within a few hundred feet, you will see the cave on your left, a few feet up on the hillside.</blockquote>		{{toplink\|url=http://www.ushistory.org/oddities/kelpius.htm\|name=ushistory.org/oddities/kelpius.htm}}[[File:CaveOfKelpius.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|The Wissahickon Hermit Cave, also known as the Cave of Kelpius.]]The '''Wissahickon Hermit Cave''' is described as follows:<blockquote>The Wissahickon Hermit Cave, also known as the Cave of Kelpius, is a small, man-made cave located on a hillside in a wooded area of Wissahickon Valley Park. It was built and utilized by the followers of Johannes Kelpius, a hermit and religious mystic of the Rosicrucian order who immigrated to the area from Germany in the late seventeenth century in order to await the end of the world.<br><br>While the cave is locally well-known and accessible to the public, it is located in a secluded area of the park and can prove difficult to locate. The easiest way to find the cave is to access the park at the Hermit Lane entrance in Roxborough. Enter the park and bear right immediately where the gravel path splits in two directions along the ridge. Follow the path through a gate until you reach a clearing containing a little league baseball field. Behind the left field foul pole is a trailhead leading back into the woods. Follow this trail, bearing left wherever possible to follow the line of the ridge. Within a few hundred feet, you will see the cave on your left, a few feet up on the hillside.</blockquote>

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