The Ark and the Dove, and the Foundation of Maryland

American Catholic History

Noelle & Tom Crowe

History, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Education

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🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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In January 1634 two ships, The Ark and The Dove landed on St. Clement Island in the Potomac River, within the new colony of Maryland. The two ships were built by George Calvert, the first Baron Baltimore, to help him establish a colony of his own in the Americas. And with his conversion to Catholicism, his new colony would be a haven for Catholics in the New World. But by the time King Charles I granted the charter for the new colony, George Calvert had died, and his son, Cecil, inherited his title, Lord Baltimore, plus The Ark and The Dove, and his father's desire to establish the colony. King Charles named the new colony for his Catholic wife, Henrietta Marie. Cecil Calvert finally sent his two ships across the sea, but he could not go himself to establish his colonies. Instead, he sent his brother Leonard as the first governor of Maryland, with 140 settlers, including two priests. Shortly after landing they became friendly with neighboring tribes of Piscataway and Yoacamato natives, with the latter giving the new settlers their village to be their first city: St. Mary City, the first capital of the Colony of Maryland.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to American Catholic History, brought to you by the support of listeners like you.
0:11.0	If you like this podcast and would like to support our work, please visit American Catholic History.org slash support.
0:18.9	I'm Noelle Heister Crowe.
0:20.3	And I'm Tom Crow.
0:21.5	Today we're talking about the arrival of Catholics in Maryland, the only British colony
0:26.6	founded by and for Catholics.
0:29.3	They arrived in January of 1634 on two ships, the Ark and the Dove.
0:34.4	And St. Clement Island, where they landed and offered the first mass in the colonies,
0:38.6	is on the itinerary for the pilgrimage we will lead to southern Maryland, Baltimore, and
0:42.9	Annapolis.
0:43.9	Get details about this pilgrimage and others at our website, Americancatholichistory.org
0:48.4	slash pilgrimages.
0:49.7	Can't wait to go on that pilgrimage.
0:51.5	I've actually been to St. Clement Island once, and it was really neat to be in that
0:55.4	spot where that first mass, mass happened. Such a beautiful part of the country, too, and there's so much history there.
1:02.6	Yeah, there really is. But when the Ark and the Dove arrived and made this bit of history, it wasn't the first time that those two ships had brought colonists to a newly founded land.
1:11.7	I see what you did there.
1:13.9	Right.
1:14.5	The first colony they helped to establish was on the island of Newfoundland in present-day Canada.
1:20.5	But that one didn't last due to the harsh winters.
1:23.2	Yes, the proprietor of that new colony, George Calvert, found the land inhospitable.
1:28.7	By the time Calvert made another attempt at founding a colony, he had become Catholic.
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