Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Washington, D.C.)

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Holy Trinity Catholic Church, was established in 1794 and is located on 36th Street, N.W., between N and O Streets, N.W., in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., in the United States. It is the oldest church to have remained in continuous operation in the nation's capital.

Holy Trinity was founded by Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in America and a cousin of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. There is a statue of Archbishop Carroll at the entrance of Georgetown University, which he founded in 1789.

The present building was built in 1851.

President John F. Kennedy and his family frequently worshiped at Holy Trinity.

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