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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 21, 2019
Saint Aloysius Church Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE, THEN GEOGRAPHICALLY
1 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, NoMa/Sursum Corda — Saint Aloysius Church
Saint Aloysius Church 1859 Washington, D.C. 1959 Under direction of the Society of Jesus Dedicated October 16, 1859 Oldest church edifice within limits of original Federal City A. M. D. C. presented to the pastor Rev. . . . Map (db m129062) HM
2 Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, French Quarter — Archbishop Antoine Blanc Memorial
This memorial is a complex of private property of the Catholic Church of New Orleans. Located on the grounds are several buildings of which the most notable is the OLD URSULINE CONVENT – ARCHIEPISCOPAL RESIDENCE erected by order of King . . . Map (db m51313) HM
3 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — First Mass On This Site1791
The first Mass was celebrated in Allegany County by Father Dennis CahillMap (db m177932) HM
4 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Saint John N. Neumann
In honor of SAINT JOHN N. NEUMANN Founder of S.S. Peter and Paul Church 1848Map (db m180490) HM
5 Maryland, Allegany County, Mount Savage — St. Ignatius Church1793 -1863
Mass was first celebrated in Mt. Savage on this spot in 1793 by Rev. Stephen Theodore Badin, at the home of Archibald Arnold. Father Badin was the first Priest to be ordained in the United States. About 1825 St. Ignatius Church was built on . . . Map (db m176406) HM
6 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Under the Title of the Immaculate Conception(Saint Mary’s Church)
Church and surrounding buildings are on land once owned by Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737 – 1832) only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence and last signer to die. At rear is Carroll Manor, built c.1730, his birthplace where . . . Map (db m55489) HM
7 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
Coming to Maryland in 1868, the first major influx of Poles settled at Fells Point where, at 223 S. Bond Street beginning in 1877, they conducted their religious services. Under Rev. Peter Koncz (1839-1886), they organized the Parish of St. . . . Map (db m6456) HM
8 Maryland, Charles County, Port Tobacco — Saint Ignatius' ChurchSaint Thomas' Manor
The Manor Land was acquired in 1649, under Lord Baltimore's "Conditions of Plantation." The Chapel was built probably in 1662, the manor house in 1741. Bishop Carroll laid the cornerstone of the present church in 1798. Here occurred in 1805 the viva . . . Map (db m70788) HM
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9 Maryland, Montgomery County, Silver Spring, Forest Glen — John Carroll1735 - 1815
John Carroll 1735-1815 First resident pastor here 1774 First Prefect Apostolic - 1784 First Bishop - 1789 First Archbishop - 1808 of the Catholic Church in the United States Erected by Order of the Alhambra . . . Map (db m109925) HM
10 Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — Pope John Paul II's Visit to Boston
Pope John Paul II In commemoration of the first mass offered in the United States by His Holiness on his first pastoral visit to this country 1 October 1979 Here on Boston Common during the 350th year of the founding of Boston “May God’s . . . Map (db m176934) HM
11 Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Downtown Northeast — First Mass in Omaha
This plaque commemorates the First Holy Sacrifice of the Mass celebrated in Omaha Nebraska - May 14, 1855 by Father William Emonds Erected May 1959Map (db m35184) HM
12 Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas, Downtown Las Vegas — St. Joan Of Arc
Organized on 4 October 1908, St. Joan of Arc is the oldest Catholic Parish in Las Vegas. The first church, known as “Cottage Chapel,” was dedicated in 1910 and rebuilt at least twice before the present structure was erected. A memorial to the . . . Map (db m203385) HM
13 Nevada, Storey County, Virginia City — St. Mary's in the MountainsThe Cradle of Catholicism in Western Nevada
Known as the "Bonanza Church" because of the rich silver mines of the last century, this Mother Church of the Comstock Lode traces it history to 1858 when the Rev. Joseph Gallagher (1821-87) offered the first mass in Nevada. His brother, the Rev. . . . Map (db m35694) HM
14 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Allentown — Sisters of Charity Hospital— 1848-1876 —
Sisters of Charity Hospital — 1848-1876 — First hospital in Buffalo. Founded by John Timon, C.M., first Catholic Bishop of Buffalo, and operated by the Sisters of Charity. Map (db m104006) HM
15 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Emslie — St. Ann's Church
St. Ann's church was founded in 1858 to serve a then rural and sparsely settled east side of Buffalo. As the city grew, so did this parish and by the late 1800s, St. Ann's was among the largest Catholic parishes in the United States. Six other east . . . Map (db m81329) HM
16 New York, Livingston County, Lima — 1668-1709
Near this site Catholic missionaries erected houses of worship in the westernmost Seneca villages of the Iroquois Confederacy. The Chapel of La Conception was built in 1668 at Totiakton (near Rochester Junction) St. Jean Chapel was erected in 1669 . . . Map (db m58092) HM
17 New York, Montgomery County, Auriesville — Isaac JoguesApostle of the Mohawks
Text on the Front (North) Plaque: Isaac Jogues Apostle of The Mohawks At Their Castle Ossernenon On This Site A.D. 1642-1646 Born at Orleans, France A.D. . . . Map (db m88320) HM
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18 Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Over-The-Rhine — Old St. Mary's Church"St. Marien-Kirche"
St. Mary's Church, Over-the-Rhine, is the oldest house of worship still standing in Cincinnati. German Catholic immigrants founded the parish in 1840, and laid the cornerstone on the Feast of the Annunciation, 25 March 1841. The church was . . . Map (db m202775) HM
19 Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County, Scranton — 118 — Site of First Catholic Church in ScrantonConvent of the Nativity of Our Lord — A. D. 1933 —
On this site in 1847 was built the first Catholic church in Scranton. This church was placed under the patronage of Saint Bonaventure and dedicated to God by Most Reverend Francis Patrick Kenrick, Archbishop of Baltimore. [Erected] . . . Map (db m189552) HM
20 Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Downtown — Naming of San Antonio
This marker commemorates the 275th anniversary of the naming of the site that became the city of San Antonio. On the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, June 13, 1691, Padre Damian Massanet, Franciscan missionary and Governor Don Domingo Teran, . . . Map (db m82890) HM
21 Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Downtown — Padre Damian Massanet's Tableby Rolando Briseno
This sculpture symbolizes the first Mass celebrated in San Antonio on June 13, 1691. The day before, the first Spanish expedition to march across Texas to the Louisiana border reached a stream the Indians called Yanaguana -- “Place of Restful . . . Map (db m30861) HM
22 Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Downtown — Saint Mary's ChurchFounded 1852
St. Mary's Catholic Church founded in 1852 is the second-oldest parish in San Antonio; it opened in 1857 for two different congregations: the Germans and English. It was known as the Church for the English-speaking people of the city. The Spanish, . . . Map (db m238393) HM
23 Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Main/Military Plaza — San Antonio de Padua
San Antonio de Padua for whom the city of San Antonio is named Presented to the city by Order of the Alhambra August 14, 1955Map (db m30344) HM
24 Texas, Cameron County, Brownsville — Immaculate Conception Cathedral
This cathedral, which was completed on July 6, 1856, was built with 250,000 hand-made clay bricks shaped and oven cured in the nearby village of Santa Rosalia. This church designed and constructed under the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate who . . . Map (db m117958) HM
25 Texas, San Patricio County, San Patricio — Education in San Patricio
Education in San Patricio began in 1830 on this site in the picket cabin of Catherine Hoy. In 1876 Saint Joseph's Convent was erected here. The Sisters of Mercy, having left Indianola after the Hurricane of 1875, came to run the Mother House and . . . Map (db m77425) HM
26 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Saint Mary's Catholic Parish
Founded 1795 by Very Rev. Francis Jonatus Neale, S.J. of Georgetown College and Colonel John Fitzgerald, Aide de Camp to General George Washington and one time Mayor of Alexandria Prior to 1785, the Catholic community of Alexandria . . . Map (db m72355) HM
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27 Virginia, Fairfax County, Fairfax Station — St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Dedicated September 19, 1858 by Rt. Rev. John McGill, Bishop of Richmond. — Catholic workers, who were employed in building the Fairfax Railroad pass, began work on the structure in 1856. They were assisted by members of the nearby Hamill . . . Map (db m184) HM
28 Virginia, Richmond, Capitol District — St. Peter's Catholic Church125th Anniversary of Dedication — May 25, 1959 —
. . . Map (db m216633) HM

29 Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Main/Military Plaza — San Fernando Cathedral 200th Anniversary
To commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the laying of the corner stone of San Fernando Cathedral First place of worship for Texans. Built through the generosity and zeal of the Canary Islanders, founders of San Antonio . . . Map (db m30333) HM

30 Maryland, Prince George's County, College Park — Holbrook HouseCity of College Park
The Holbrook House was built in 1927. It is a two-story, stucco-covered frame dwelling in the Spanish Mission style with a hip roof, decorative-shaped parapets, projecting bays and an open porch. It is an excellent example of a mail-order house . . . Map (db m115081) HM

31 California, Contra Costa County, Martinez — The Christian Brothers Winery
In the city, from 1879 to 1932, the 70 acre parcel of land extending in a triangle from what is now Bush Street to Pacheco Boulevard to Brown Street to Alhambra Creek was owned by The Christian Brothers Religious Teaching Order, Founded by Saint . . . Map (db m112828) HM

32 West Virginia, Jefferson County, Ranson — John C. Heinz HouseWest Virginia 9 — Charlestown to Martinsburg —
The house was constructed by John C. Heinz in 1924 and 1925. Heinz sold the property to Samuel C. Heinz in September of 1924, and the deed specifically mentions the house "under construction." The house style, known as “The . . . Map (db m107549) HM

33 Texas, Nueces County, Corpus Christi — Corpus Christi Cathedral Site
This site and the Corpus Christi Cathedral property were donated to the Diocese by the Kenedy family in 1938. Construction of the Cathedral started in 1939 and it was dedicated in 1940. The former Kenedy home, located where the Cathedral now . . . Map (db m118392) HM

34 New York, Onondaga County, Manlius — Indian Hill
Indian Hill In a bark chapel on this spot The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Was First Offered in N.Y. State By Rev. Joseph M. Chaumonot Sunday 14, November 1655 Going Therefore Teach Ye all Nations Baptizing Them in the Name of the . . . Map (db m144434) HM
 
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