St. Casimir Church, Baltimore Explained

St. Casimir Church
Pushpin Map:United States Baltimore
Coordinates:39.2801°N -76.5772°W
Location:2736 O'Donnell Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Country:United States
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Website:St. Casimir Church
Founder:James Cardinal Gibbons
Functional Status:Active
Heritage Designation:For Polish immigrants
Architect:Palmer, Willis and Lamden
Architectural Type:Church
Style:Neo-Renaissance
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.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: American-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Poland, Volume 9. 1928. Poland America Company. New York, N.Y.. 371.
  2. Book: Chapelle, Suzanne Ellery Greene. Baltimore: an illustrated history. 2000. American Historical Press. Sun Valley, California. 1892724111. 158.
  3. Web site: Archdiocese of Baltimore National Parishes . . 2012-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235101/http://www.stmarys.edu/archives/natl_parishes.pdf . 2013-12-02 .