St. Ignatius Church | |
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39°17′55″N 76°36′48″W / 39.2985°N 76.6133°W | |
Location | 740 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Religious order | Society of Jesus |
Website | http://www.st-ignatius.net/ |
History | |
Founder(s) | John Early |
Consecrated | 15 August 1856 |
Architecture | |
Years built | 1853–1856 |
Clergy | |
Priest in charge | James A. Casciotti, S.J. |
Assistant priest(s) | William J. Watters, S.J. |
St. Ignatius Church is a historic Catholic church in Baltimore, Maryland within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Established and administered by the Society of Jesus, the church is dedicated to Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the order's founder. It is located at 740 N. Calvert St in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood, north of downtown Baltimore, and is considered the city’s center of history and culture.