Our Lady Star of the Sea
Cape May NJ
2008

Cape May is a city and seaside resort at the tip of southern New Jersey’s Cape May Peninsula. It’s known for its grand Victorian houses such as the Emlen Physick Estate, now a museum with a preserved interior from the era. Shops and restaurants line the Washington Street Mall, 3 pedestrianized blocks of Washington Street. The Cape May Lighthouse provides views across the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean.

https://www.washingtonstreetmall.com/activitiesandservices/our-lady-star-of-the-sea

Our Lady Star of the Sea is a Roman Catholic church in Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey. It was first built in 1848 and moved across Washington Street following the Great Fire of 1878, and the first mass was celebrated that same year. The church was built in Gothic style with Romanesque influences, and it was renovated in the 1970s, when a new altar was constructed. In 1971, Washington Street was opened to traffic, and the church was visited by thousands of tourists yearly.

There is a historical marker located on the front stone wall which has the following information:

Our Lady Star of the Sea Church - 1911 Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior (Old St. Mary).

The statue of Our Lady Star of the Sea is dedicated in memory of Marie W. Bradley 1904-1998


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady,_Star_of_the_Sea

Our Lady, Star of the Sea is an ancient title for the Virgin Mary. The words Star of the Sea are a translation of the Latin title Stella Maris.

The title has been in use since at least the early medieval period. Purportedly arising from a scribal error in a supposed etymology of the name Mary, it came to be seen as allegorical of Mary's role as "guiding star" on the way to Christ. Under this name, the Virgin Mary is believed to intercede as a guide and protector of seafarers in particular. The Apostleship of the Sea and many coastal churches are named Stella Maris or Star of the Sea.