Maryland State Archives, Guide to Special Collections

Maryland State Archives
Guide to Special Collections

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Collection Dates:	1874-1981
Collection Description:	Church of St. Leo the Great, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Roman Catholic, Baltimore City, 227 S. Exeter Street: baptisms (Italian) 1881-1896; baptisms (Irish) 1882-1902; baptisms 1896-1982; marriages 1874-1982; deaths 1874-1886, 1906-1907, 1953-1982; interments 1887-1905, 1910-1953; first communions 1913-1981; confirmations 1883-1981.
Collection History:	The recently arrived Italian immigrants within the boundaries of the parish of St. Vincent de Paul were assigned to the care of an assistant, Father Joseph Leo Andreis. Separate books for baptisms and marriages were kept for them beginning in 1874. Seven years later, Father Andreis became the first pastor of the new parish, St. Leo the Great, carved out of the southern boundaries of St. Vincent de Paul. For the next decade separate registers were kept by Father Andreis for the "Italian" and "Irish" members of his congregation. By the mid-1890s, the remaining congregation was exclusively Italian.
Medium:	Microfilm
Restrictions:	RESTRICTED: Post 1940 baptisms are restricted. Written permission from the church required for access. See Registrar for further information
Storage:	Microfilm only
Film No.:	SCM 3275 - SCM 3285
Inventories:	Microfilm Inventory