St. Casimir Church, Baltimore

St. Casimir Church
St. Casimir Church
Coordinates: 39°16′48″N 76°34′38″W / 39.280086°N 76.577217°W / 39.280086; -76.577217
Location	2736 O'Donnell Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Country	USA
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	St. Casimir Church
History
Founded	November 9, 1902 (1902-11-09)
Founder(s)	James Cardinal Gibbons
Dedicated	1926 (1926)
Consecrated	()
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	For Polish immigrants
Architect(s)	Palmer, Willis and Lamden
Architectural type	Church
Style	Neo-Renaissance
Groundbreaking	1926 (1926)
Completed	1926 (1926)
Specifications
Capacity	1,400
Length	225 feet
Width	75 feet
Height	110 feet

St. Casimir Church is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore located in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.

History

St. Casimir's was established as a parish in 1902, becoming an independent parish in 1904. It was established to serve the needs of the growing Polish American community in Baltimore. The church building was built and dedicated in 1927. By that time the Poles were becoming so numerous in Baltimore that less than a year later another Polish Catholic church was established in a neighboring parish, the Holy Rosary Church.^[1] There were over 11,000 Polish immigrants living in Baltimore at the time.^[2]

In 2000, the St. Stanislaus Kostka church, another Polish Catholic church in Baltimore, was merged into St. Casimir's and the sacramental registers were transferred to St. Casimir's.

The church is designated as a Polish parish and is administered by the Conventual Franciscans.^[3]

Architecture

The building's overall design is in the Neo-Renaissance style. It is also an example of the Polish Cathedral style.

References

↑ American-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1928). Poland, Volume 9. New York, N.Y.: Poland America Company. p. 371. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
↑ Chapelle, Suzanne Ellery Greene (2000). Baltimore: an illustrated history. Sun Valley, California: American Historical Press. p. 158. ISBN 1892724111. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Archdiocese of Baltimore National Parishes" (PDF). St. Mary's Seminary and University. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

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St. Casimir Church, Baltimore

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