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Maryland was established by Lord Calvert as a refuge for persecuted English Catholics.
English Catholics settled in Maryland because Catholics were being persecuted in England. They sailed to North America and found refuge in Maryland for those that felt religiously oppressed.
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Maryland was founded as a refuge for Catholics.
The state of Maryland was originally a Catholic colony.
Cecilius Calvert founded Maryland as a refuge for Catholics.
Maryland was founded as a refuge for English Catholics.
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Lord Baltimore created Maryland as that refuge.
If you are referring to the original 13 colonies, Maryland was founded as a refuge fo Catholics.
Maryland was originally the "Catholic" colony and served as a safehaven for persecuted Roman Catholics.