Last updated: June 8, 2023
Place
James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial
NPS / Claire Hassler
Quick Facts
Amenities
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Public Transit, Wheelchair Accessible
Cardinal Gibbons, born in Maryland, served as priest, bishop, and chaplain at Ft. McHenry. He was also instrumental in establishing Catholic University in Washington, DC. He was created cardinal in 1886 over the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The statue was erected by the Knights of Columbus without expense to the United States under an Act of Congress approved April 23, 1928 (45 Stat. 453).
Cost: $35,998
Dedication: August 14, 1932
Sculptor: Leo Lentelli
Memorial Description
The bronze statue shows him seated, in official robes of the church, on a granite pedestal with a granite, marble and concrete reinforced platform.
Inscriptions
Front
JAMES / CARDINAL / GIBBONS / MDCCCXXXIV / MCMXXI
back
ERECTED BY / THE KNIGHTS / OF COLUMBUS / MCMXXXII