St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church - Broadway & Bank Street
This parish is the second oldest in the diocese, having been founded in 1792 for Irish immigrants. The current church, built in 1897, replaced an 1806 structure. In 1861, a young priest, who grew up in Old Town nearby, served his first assignment at St. Patrick's. He later became a prelate of the church -- the much loved James Cardinal Gibbons. During his rule of the Archdiocese of Baltimore (1877-1921), Cardinal Gibbons helped found Catholic University of America and worked for improved labor relations and international peace.