Church Still Strongly Traditional

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St. Mary Catholic Church is the oldest Roman Catholic parish in Virginia and one of the oldest in the United States.

Col. John Fitzgerald, a friend of George Washington's and mayor of Alexandria, founded the church in 1795 in a period when anti- Catholic sentiments ran strong in the United States.

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Church Still Strongly Traditional

Early parishioners celebrated Mass in a local home un...

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