As you drive through Charles County, you come across a lot of historic churches. I couldn’t turn a corner without coming across a church that wasn’t as nearly as old as our country, if not older.
For instance, St. Ignatius Church in Port Tobacco was founded in 1641 and is the oldest Catholic Parish in continuous service in the United States. The church and cemetery are beautiful among themselves. But the church’s founders could not have found a more picturesque setting. St. Ignatius sits on a hill overlooking the Port Tobacco River, in a perfect position to catch the evening glow of the setting sun.
Christ Church in LaPlata, MD, has been rebuilt numerous times. It once stood in the town of Port Tobacco until about 1904, when it was moved, stone by stone, up the road to LaPlata.
The Mt. Carmel Monastery in Port Tobacco was started in 1790 by four Belgium Carmelite nuns and is the oldest Carmelite Monastery in the United States.
Each church has it own history. They all have their own fading statues in their cemeteries. But most important, they each have their own unique beauty.
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