Early Church
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Was Maryland founded as a safe haven Catholic?
Maryland Day. Catholics escaping religious persecution in England saw Maryland as a safe haven. The colony even passed an act ensuring religious liberty and justice to those who believed in Jesus Christ in 1649.
Is Maryland a Catholic state?
In 1689, the year following the Glorious Revolution, John Coode led a rebellion that removed Lord Baltimore, a Catholic, from power in Maryland.
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| Province of Maryland | |
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| Common languages | English, Susquehannock, Nanticoke, Piscataway |
| Religion | Anglicanism (de jure), Roman Catholicism (de facto) |