Where are they buried?

Catholic Review ^ | 10/31/13 | George P. Matysek Jr.

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Founders of religious communities, prominent lay Catholics, philanthropists and church leaders are among the many Catholics whose final resting places are located within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Many know that Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the United States, is entombed beside other bishops in the crypt at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland is the final resting place for spiritual shepherds including Cardinal Lawrence Shehan and Archbishop William D. Borders.

There are also lesser-known Catholics who have made an impact throughout the generations and whose tombs may be visited by the public.

In anticipation of All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2, the Catholic Review takes a walk through some of the area cemeteries and places of worship.

Catherine Ruth

For nearly a century, the earthly remains of the mother of baseball’s most famous player rested in an unmarked grave at Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery in Baltimore.

Catherine Ruth, mother of George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr., finally received her due in 2008, when a headstone was erected with the financial support of the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore.

Born in 1873, Catherine Ruth was the mother of seven children – only two of whom survived. According to research completed by Paul Harris Sr., a local author and Ruth expert, she had Babe Ruth baptized at St. Peter the Apostle in Baltimore. The troublesome child was later admitted to St. Mary’s Industrial School as an “incorrigible,” and was again baptized in 1906.

Babe’s mother died on Aug. 11, 1912. Harris was the driving force behind erecting a gravestone in her honor.

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Charles Carroll of Carrollton is buried within a chapel in his Doughoregan Manor near Ellicott City, MD. It is not opened to the public.

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