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Maryland was founded first by Cecilius Calvert, or otherwise known as the 2nd Baron Baltimore.
The state of Maryland was originally a Catholic colony.
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Maryland was founded as a Catholic colony.
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The original colony of Maryland was founded in 1634.
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The charter for the colony of Maryland was granted to George Calvert Baron of Baltimore. He died, however, before the colony was settled. His son, Cecil Calvert or more commonly know as Lord Baltimore, saw to it that the colony was settled. In 1633, the first group of settlers sailed for the colony led by Leonard Calvert, Cecil Calvert's younger brother.