ACH110: Baltimore’s Basilica of the Assumption is America’s first cathedral. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us how Bishop James Carroll’s vision for the church was to be a sign of the Catholic Church’s universality and the presence and prominence of Catholics in America.
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* History – Basilica of the Assumption
* Baltimore Basilica to celebrate its 200th anniversary with special Mass, new adoration chapel – Baltimore Sun
* Basilica restoration sheds light on original vision – Baltimore Sun
* John Carroll, the Amplitude Apologetic and the Baltimore Cathedral – American Catholic Studies
* Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Wikipedia
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