Cathedral of Mary Our Queen - Baltimore MD - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

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"The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located at 5200 North Charles Street, in northern Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The structure, remarkable in size, was completed in 1959.

The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Baltimore, succeeding the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on Cathedral Street at Mulberry Street, in downtown Baltimore. Because Baltimore is the Premier See of the United States and the downtown basilica was the nation's first Roman Catholic cathedral, it now serves as Co-cathedral of the archdiocese.

On March 20, 2012 Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Connecticut became 16th Archbishop of Baltimore, succeeding Archbishop (later Cardinal) Edwin F. O'Brien, who was named Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem by Pope Benedict XVI. Monsignor Richard W. Woy is Rector.

The cathedral is located in the Homeland area of northern Baltimore City and near Loyola University Maryland and St. Mary's Seminary and University, the first Catholic seminary in the United States. It was constructed using funds bequeathed by an Irish Baltimore merchant, Thomas J O'Neill. "It is the only cathedral in the 2,000 year history of the Church that was donated by a single individual"

"As befits any cathedral, this building has its legends, the following of which is Gospel truth. A midwestern stained-glass make was commissioned to provide windows honoring the fine arts for the stairway leading to the choir-loft. He elected to sketch an anonymous church to represent architecture, but was advised by the architect to depict some Baltimore church of his own choosing. To the Catholic Encyclopedia went the artist, where he found pictures of several local churches under the article on the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He picked the church which most appealed to him, sketched it, made the window, and sent the glass to the cathedral, where it was properly installed. Only later was it discovered that the artist had chosen Corpus Christi, the parish church of the donor, Thomas J O'Neill. Mr. O'Neill attended Mass in Corpus Christi , itself a gift church, on the day of his death in April, 1918.

In October 1954, ground was broken for the new cathedral. On the morning of October 13, 1959, a few days past the fifth anniversary of the groundbreaking, Bishop Jerome Sebastian consecrated the cathedral. The design is modified Gothic with Art Deco accents, constructed of brick faced with limestone, and uses a classical east-facing cruciform floor plan. The cathedral measures 373 feet (114 m) long, 132 feet (40 m) wide and 163 feet (50 m) to the top of the two spires and can accommodate 2,000 people."

Type of Church: Cathedral Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of building construction: 10/01/1954 Diocese: Archdiocese of Baltimore Maryland Address/Location: 5200 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD United States 21210 Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Date of organization: Not listed Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed Archdiocese: Not listed

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