Baltimore Basilica

Learn about the history, architecture and significance of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Baltimore Basilica. It is the first Catholic cathedral built in the United States and a national landmark and shrine.

Learn how the Trust preserves and restores the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the first cathedral in the United States. Visit the Basilica today and join the Custodians of America's First Cathedral.

Learn about the history and significance of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the first cathedral built in the United States. Discover how it was designed, who was ordained there, and how it survived earthquakes and restorations.

Visit the historic Catholic cathedral and parish in Baltimore, built between 1806 and 1863 by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Learn about its architecture, history, and undercroft on Doors Open Baltimore website.

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Learn about the history and architecture of the Baltimore Basilica, the first cathedral built in the United States. See photos, videos, and maps of this national historic landmark and shrine.

The Basilica of the Assumption is the first Metropolitan Cathedral in the United States and a historic landmark of new-classical architecture. Learn about its history, mass times, confession, adoration, tours and more.

Discover the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption, a historic and spiritual landmark in Baltimore, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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The Basilica is open to the public for visitation from 700am-100pm Monday - Friday and 700am-700pm on weekends. Guided tours of the Basilica are offered Wednesday and Friday, from 9am to 12pm noon and Sunday following the 1030am Mass .