This Gothic church in the Historic District of Annapolis was built on the property of a Revolutionary patriot who cherished freedom of religion and nurtured it in his own community and beyond, to the nation. Attended by the fathers and brothers of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) and the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

Redemptorist Novices, seminarians, and brothers helped build the 7,000 square foot church between 1858 and 1860. It was designed by architect Louis L. Long. Frescoes of the Ascension and the Good Shepherd flank the high altar, which is made entirely of wood.

The five statues on the altarpiece are from left: St. Joachim, father of Mary, the Mother of God; St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church and founder of the Redemptorists; Mary, the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the church; St. Theresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church and 16th century Mystic;and St. Anne, Mother of Mary, holding the child Mary. The Statues to either side of Mary were installed in 1885.