Historic Resting Place for Famous and Faithful
...sums according to their Ages. The Poor shall be buried Gratis-..." Minute Book of Old St. Mary, May 4, 1789 John Barry Perhaps the most famous grave in Old St. Mary’s is that of Commodore John Barry. A native of County Wexford, Ireland, Barry served with distinction during the War
Monsignor Francis X. Meehan
...g a teacher and parish priest, Monsignor Meehan was also an author of both books and journal articles, as well as a regular contributor to the Catholic Standard and Times. The majority of the articles concern peace and moral theology. At the time when most of the articles were written,
Mathew Carey
...ature.[6] An even larger impact on the American literary scene was Carey’s book company, which was described as the “greatest publishing and distributing firm in the country.”[7] In addition to publishing American works, Carey was a major player in importing European works, being the first to publish Walter Scott and
Alberto Rivera
Alberto Rivera Chick's anti-Catholic comic book series based its stories off the testimony of a man named Alberto Rivera. He claimed to be an ex-Jesuit from Spain, although there is no evidence to support this. Rivera would go on to allege the Catholic Church used the Jesuits as secret police