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	ST. MARY MOTHER OF GOD ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

St. Mary Mother of God Roman Catholic Church was established in 1846 at 5th and H Streets, N.W., as the first Roman Catholic church in the Nation’s Capital. The first pastor was Rev. Mathias Alig, who was born in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. The present building dates from 1890. Prayers in German may be seen carved on stone plaques in the vestibule. In addition to services in English, St. Mary's also offers Tridentine Latin and Cantonese masses.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 Laying the Cornerstone of St. Mary's Mother of God in 1846

 St. Mary's 1890

 Wymer Biography
John Phillip Wymer (1904-1995) worked as a statistician for the National Bureau of Standards. But on weekends between 1948 and 1952, his hobby was to document Washington by photographing all sections of the city in a systematic manner. This article gives more background on Wymer's amazing work.