St. Francis Xavier Church
Historic St. Francis Xavier Church is a Black Catholic parish in Baltimore, Maryland. It is said to be the first exclusively Black parish in America, having been established in 1863.Photo: Baltimore Heritage, CC0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Catholic church in Baltimore, Maryland
- Also known as: “Historic Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church”
- Address: 1501 East Oliver Street, Baltimore, MD 21213
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Johns Hopkins Hospital and Green Mount Cemetery.
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hospital
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Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Incorporated in 1867 and opened in 1889, Johns Hopkins Hospital and its school of medicine are considered to be the… Johns Hopkins Hospital is situated 1 mile southeast of St. Francis Xavier Church.
Green Mount Cemetery
Protected area
Green Mount Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established on March 15, 1838, and dedicated on July 13, 1839, it is noted for the large number of historical figures interred in its grounds as well as many prominent Baltimore-area families. Green Mount Cemetery is situated 2,600 feet west of St. Francis Xavier Church.
National Great Blacks In Wax Museum
Museum
The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is a wax museum in Baltimore, Maryland featuring prominent African-American and other Black historical figures. National Great Blacks In Wax Museum is situated 1,700 feet north of St. Francis Xavier Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oliver and Broadway East.
Oliver
Neighborhood
Photo: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0.
Oliver is a neighborhood in the Eastern district of Baltimore, Maryland. Its boundaries are the south side of North Avenue, the east side of Ensor Street, the west side of Broadway, and the north side of Biddle Street.
Broadway East
Neighborhood
Photo: Baltimore Heritage, CC BY 2.0.
Broadway East is a neighborhood in the East District of Baltimore. Its boundaries are the south side of North Avenue, the west side of Milton Street, the east side of Broadway, and the north side of Biddle Street.
Johnston Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Baltimore Heritage, CC0.
Johnston Square is a neighborhood in central Baltimore, Maryland located east of the Fallsway and west of the Oliver neighborhood, bordered by Greenmount Cemetery at the north and Eager Street at the south.
St. Francis Xavier Church
- Categories: parish church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.30716° or 39° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
-76.59775° or 76° 35′ 52″ westOpen location code
87F58C42+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 336313938OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q7588018
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In Other Languages
“St. Francis Xavier Church” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس فرنسيس كزافييه”
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