It replaced the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which now serves as co-cathedral for the archdiocese.

He believed that divine intervention had saved his department store from a massive fire in Baltimore in 1904.

Mary Our Queen features an extensive sculptural program executed by Joseph Coletti.

[4][1] The crypt below the main floor of Mary Our Queen serves as a burial place for the archbishops and auxiliary bishops of Baltimore.

After 46 years of use and some considerable damage due to water and smoke, the archdiocese in 2005 decided to restore both organs.

[5] The first solo concert performance on the restored organ occurred July 5, 2007, by Cherry Rhodes as part of the closing ceremonies of the American Guild of Organists regional convention held in Baltimore.