The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption, Baltimore, Maryland

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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also called the Baltimore Basilica, was the first Roman Catholic cathedral built in the United States.

The following is a picture of the Holy Spirit represented as a dove on one small portion of the ceiling

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The altar

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Ceiling painting of the Risen Christ

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A statue called "The Blessing" (Artist: Chis Parmele). On May 26, 1996, Mother Theresa of Calcutta Witnessed the profession of 35 of her Missionaries of Charity here in the Baltimore Basilica

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