The Catholic story in America began in Maryland and Baltimore is home to some of the most significant heritage sites in the nation. Explore these important spiritual sites on your own or plan an itinerary to visit multiple sites.
St. Jude Shrine
308 N. Paca Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Basilica of the Assumption
409 Cathedral Street Baltimore, MD 21201
St. Mary's Spiritual Center
600 N. Paca Street Baltimore, MD 21201
& Historic Site
Mount Calvary Church
816 N. Eutaw Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Shrine of St. Alphonsus
114 W. Saratoga Street Baltimore, MD 21201
Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
339 S. Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, MD 21727
National Shrine Grotto of
16330 Grotto Road Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Our Lady of Lourdes
Shrine of St. Anthony
12290 Folly Quarter Road Ellicott City, MD 21042
Heritage Site Information
St. Jude Shrine
Veneration of the Relic of St. Jude
Only Nationwide House of Worship in Baltimore dedicated to St. Jude
Novenas, Rosary and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament weekly
Museum dedicated to Pallottine Priests and Brothers
Building in Greek Revival style, designed by John Lewis Hayes in 1846
Baltimore Basilica
America’s First Cathedral
Site of authorization of the Baltimore Catechism
Venerable Michael McGivney, founder of Knights of Columbus, ordained here
Designed by Benjamin Latrobe (US Capitol)
More than 30 bishops ordained here
St. Mary's
First example of Neo-Gothic Architecture in the United States
Home of the First Roman Catholic Seminary in the U.S.A.
Home of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (17th Century home preserved)
Beginning of the First African American Roman Catholic parish (Lower Chapel)
Mount Calvary
Designed by local architect Robert Cary Long Jr. in emergent Neo-Gothic style
The newest Catholic Parish in the city!
First daily mass in Episcopal Church
Andover-Flentrop organ is the first in a national renaissance of tracker organs
First American parish in the Oxford Movement of Bl. John Henry Newman
Unique restored altarpriece by American artist John LaFarge
First racially integrated church in Baltimore
St. Alphonsus
Traditional Latin Mass parish
Designed by local architect Robert Cary Long Jr. in Southern German Gothic style
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos lived here
Richly ornamented with 84 statues
Saint John Neumann was named Pastor here in 1849 and was consecrated Bishop of Philadelphia here
Shrine of St Anthony
310 acres of rolling hills and woodlands
Chapel with reliquary of St. Anthony
Outdoor Grotto to our Lady,
Outdoor Stations of the Cross,
Open-air Shrine to St. Maximilian Kolbe
Seton Shrine
Visitor Center with museum and gift shop
Basilica where St. Elizabeth Ann’s remains are entombed
Guided tours of the two historic homes where St. Elizabeth Ann lived and worked
National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
95-foot tower topped with a gold-leafed bronze statue of the Blessed Mother
Mother Teresa Garden
Outdoor Stations of the Cross
Oldest US replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in France
Corpus Christi Chapel
Collect Grotto Water
Daily Mass, weekly adoration
Visitor Center and St. Bernadette’s Gift Shoppe
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton attended Mass here weekly
Blessed Stanley Rother, first US born priest and martyr lived and prayed here
