Take the Virtual Tour Below
Since 1893, we have ministered to the people of Baltimore. We invite you to take a virtual tour of the parish below. You may also explore the parish more indepth by learning about the Parish's Benedictines and the church's art and architecture.
This street marker was inaugurated in 2009 to honor Fr. Paschal's 25th Anniversary as pastor of Saint Benedict Church.
The "Holy Rood," or Calvary Grouping, stands as the main focal point of the church's exterior. With Christ's arms outstretched, he seeks to embrace all that enter the church.
Saint Benedict Church is frequently referred to as an Oasis in the City because of it's lush greenery and spiritual wellspring.
Saint Benedict's bell tower reaches up into the cityscape. It issues a call to worship.
The Hall, once the school, serves as the parish hall. Here, many events of the parish take place.
Saint Fiacre is the patron Saint of gardeners. he sits among the plantings at the church.
The Grotto of the Madonna of the Streets sits at the right corner of the parish property. A memorial to the unborn, the Madonna of the Streets serves as a focal point for processions and liturgies.
This iron cross remembers the School SIsters of Notre Dame, who devoted their lives to teaching in the school attached to the parish.
This iron cross serves as a memorial to all of the Pastors who devoted their lives to the propagation of the faith at Saint Benedict.
Just inside the doors of the church is the Gift Shop. The Gift Shop stocks sacraments and other items of devotion.
The Gift Shop continues through a passage just beyond the entrance to the church.
Completed in 1933, the Grotto replaced the one that sat to the right of the old church. The grotto was removed and the statues saved from the old grotto, when new construction on the current parish commenced. The statues were reinstalled in the church that exists today.
A feature of early basilica, the rafters are exposed.
The altar rail separates the sanctuary from the body of the church.
Stretching up to the apse is the high altar. It features a canopy, which reminding us of the sacredness of the space.
The tabernacle is where the Eucharist is reserved.
The sanctuary lamp reminds of Jesus' presence in the tabernacle. When the lamp is lit, the Eucharist is reserved.
The statue of the parish's patron, Saint Benedict, sits at the front of the church. It reminds all parishioners and visitors of the continual call to conversion.
The sacristy contains everything that is needed for mass and liturgies, from vestments and vessels, to candles and incense.
The purpose of incense and the act of incensing is for purification and sanctification.
These upper windows originate in the design of early basilicas. Their purpose is to allow light to flood the church's interior.
This statue calls to mind our Lord's agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
There is perhaps no more loved and admired saint in the Catholic Church than Saint Anthony of Padua. He is typically depicted with a book and the Infant Child Jesus, to whom He miraculously appeared, and is commonly referred to today as the "finder of lost articles."
This chapel honors the Eastern Church and it's richness of liturgy and tradition.
Originally suspended over an altar, this dove contained the consecrated bread used in the mass. It's origins date to Byzantium.
The ceiling of the Eastern Chapel calls to mind the great patterning and color found throughout the early church.
This chapel is dedicated to Saint Joseph, the foster father of Jesus. This chapel is transformed into a chapel for the nativity at Christmas, and it becomes a chapel for the dead Christ during Holy Week.
This Marian Chapel honors Mary Our Queen, the patroness of Baltimore. This chapel is used for the divine office. It contains choir stalls, so that the office can be said in "choir fashion".
The stalls in this chapel are from Saint Vincent Archabbey. They were rescued from a devastating fire in 1963.
This tapestry was woven by the Benedictine Nuns of Eichstätt, Bavaria. It displays Archabbot Boniface Wimmer's journey to America, the founding of Saint Vincent, and the presentation of Saint Benedict Church to the Virgin and Christ Child by Wimmer himself.
Saint Benedict of Norcia (c. 480 – 21 March 543 or 547) is a saint, honored church as the patron saint of Europe and students.
Scholastica (c. 480 – 10 February 542) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Born in Italy, she was the twin sister of Benedict of Norcia.
The ambo, or pulpit is where the world of God is proclaimed.