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St. Mary of the Seven Sorrows
330 5th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219, United States
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Al
Review №1

Great place to visit. Good environment.

Ro
Review №2

One of the most beautiful services ever. Beautiful building. Beautiful art. Beautiful people. Smart and gracious message. Beautiful.

Bi
Review №3

Please be aware that as of Aug 1 2020 this church does NOT require facemasks. Communion is given on the tongue with everyone huddled at the altar. This is NOT safe and does not comply with either the Diocese or City of Nashville COVID-19 mask regulations. We were very disappointed and did not l safe receiving communion.Otherwise, the place is beautiful, convenient to downtown and the priests homily was great. This is an old school parish where the priest faces the altar and the music is Gregorian / Latin.

dj
Review №4

This church is absolutely beautiful. Amazing mass, powerful choir, and participating congregation.

Ma
Review №5

Beautiful ad orientum Mass in the oldest standing church in Nashville.

Ch
Review №6

Beautiful old Catholic Church.Ad orientum Mass was simple and reverent.

Ma
Review №7

Well maintained. Clean and very solemn atmosphere.

Bo
Review №8

Wonderful church. You could feel the history behind it once you walked in. Everyone was very welcoming.

Kl
Review №9

Beautiful old church. Reverent.

Ka
Review №10

The music and the church is always beautiful and we arent regular members but we go on Christmas Eve because they have a gorgeous mass but this time we left feeling very offended. It was horrible. The mass was beautiful until the gospel when the priest basically said you should go to church every Sunday and if you dont you need to go to confession and you wont be able to receive communion; he continued to say that if you are not 100% committed to the Catholic Church you arent welcome. We felt very targeted and on top of it all this wasnt the actual Christmas Eve Mass. The church had performed the mass from the week before with the wrong homily. We have been very unhappy with the church lately but decided to go since its Christmas and was very unhappy even furious with what the priest said during the gospel and with the church overall. We wont be coming here again.

St
Review №11

Please people of the world. Be kind to each other

Mi
Review №12

A very beautiful church with a committed parish community. At 8am with a rainy day, families with young to older children were dressed respectfully for church giving praise to God. As a visitor from the Miami Area, it is a refreshing change from parishioners looking more like their going to the beach or soccer event arriving 30 minutes late and leaving right after receiving communion. Congratulations to this Parish in Nashville in its respect and commitment to God.

Ga
Review №13

OMG. I was blown away with this visit. Relic of many Saints as you enter...bishop offered Mass two minutes after our arrival..so beautiful! Cant wait to go again. Had to leave 4 am to get there. Nice drive.

ri
Review №14

Oldest standing church in Nashville. A lot of history here. Great place.

Pa
Review №15

As traditional of a Mass as I have been to without being in Latin. Very nice!

We
Review №16

Beautiful church in the shadow of the Capitol. Built by Irish labor in devotion to Our Lady. Worth a visit to get a sense of the velocity of change in Nashville.

An
Review №17

The word delivered was on point. I was hoping for a more welcoming from the people though.

K
Review №18

Vibrant parish with lots of families and young people. Latin mass.

Ka
Review №19

St. Marys has become my downtown oasis. When I need to get away from the office to pray and calm down, I go to the mid-day mass. I am so grateful for it being so close and for the kind, beautiful parishioners that welcome me even though I am not Catholic.

ma
Review №20

Beautiful church. Lovely service

Eb
Review №21

Traditional Catholic mass sung in Latin. I really enjoyed the service.

Ji
Review №22

Reverent celebration of the Mass with appropriate music. Great schola at the 9AM Sunday Mass. Solid, faithful homilies.

Da
Review №23

Beautiful church, was the second cathedral of the diocese of Nashville. Good traditional ordinary form mass.

Fa
Review №24

It was my 1st time to this prayfull Church. Thank God, all His houses are comfortable for prayers, meditations and consolation.

Je
Review №25

Majestic. Beautiful. Holy. Excellent Mass

Ke
Review №26

Ft Nealy is so kind and is so good in his sermons

Ga
Review №27

Beautiful Catholic church. The oldest Catholic church in Nashville. Free parking in the lot next door for Sunday mass.

Sh
Review №28

St. Mary’s is a gem of a place. Both the mass and the people are wonderful. Never been to such reverent and welcoming place.

An
Review №29

This church is my neighbor.Mother Mary was an advent evangelist anglican saint that help Bishop Jerry E. Gordon teach and preach to me the bible at a young age. As a teenager I carried the word with me as I continued to study and learn the holy word. I am still learning. The Holy Word knows me better than I know myself.Saint Marys Church of the Seven Sorrows is the oldest church in Nashville, Tennessee.During the United States Civil War 300 Union and Confederate soilders died in the main floor of the church.More Americans died in the United States Civil War than all American historically recorded wars combined.

Ja
Review №30

Beautiful historic church and Mass is great! What a blessing to Nashville....

Da
Review №31

I truly enjoyed the church and the mass. Very warm and welcoming church

Wi
Review №32

9 am Sunday is a high mass with lots of insence. Ventilation is low so smokey inside. Gregorian chant was very well done. Priest says concretion with back to congregation.Much of mass in Latin. No sign of peace. Communion is kneeling at railing of Alter.

Jo
Review №33

A MUST go church and the oldest in Nashville Lots of Latin in the mass and Father Jay does a great job. Traditional church Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, Mass celebrated ad orientem. Kneel at an old fashion kneeler for communion - respectful, reverential, and quiet place to pray.

Da
Review №34

Hard understanding their hours...I thought religion didnt have business hours!

Da
Review №35

Very traditional Mass, pre Vatican II - 1965

De
Review №36

I was in town and this parish had a mass at the right time. What a treasure this is. A historic building from 1867 and a beautiful, reverent liturgy with a mix of hymns and Latin and the priest was ad orientum.

Ch
Review №37

Small church with a Latin mass, priest with his back to the congregation and a communion kneeling rail. Not my normal preference, but there was a good sermon and, in the end, it was an interesting experience.

An
Review №38

Stopped here on the Haunted Nashville walking tour, great history.

f
Review №39

This really is a lovely church. It’s near the bus station; the area is a little run-down. I only found it open just before and for noon mass. Otherwise the iron bars keep the place inaccessible.

Br
Review №40

Beautiful church, 9 AM Latin Mass was wonderful.

pa
Review №41

Used the self parking lot, probably wouldnt have chosen it had I known it was $29 per night for a TPAC childs dance recital.

Fr
Review №42

Love the mass. Very reverent. Not often I get the opportunity to attend a high mass. Love this place.

Le
Review №43

Beautiful service done in Latin and english

Sy
Review №44

Most beautiful Sunday mass at 1000am

Je
Review №45

Beware I paid 18.00 to park at lot next to church. 11:00 and confession was to start at 11:30. They were locked up tight as a drum. Not really a service for the community. We left and went to the Cathedral which was open and inviting with free parking and we were able to attend mass. St. Marys should post open hours, so we dont get roped into paying that parking. I have never heard of a church being closed like that during daylight hours. Church should be a sanctuary.

De
Review №46

Was a very positive environment

Me
Review №47

Beautiful old church

ad
Review №48

Its a church for Egyptian Coptic Arthozocs

Fr
Review №49

Nice historic Catholic Church downtown.

Ch
Review №50

Love the old world feel.

Li
Review №51

The oldest standing church in Nashville is full of history and beautiful details. Its a great place to both worship and visit!

ro
Review №52

Lovely old church. Mass is wonderful. Lots of activities for married couples. Not so much for singles that I have seen in the bulletins

Ri
Review №53

Daily Mass, oldest church in Nashville, warm and inviting, in the centre of downtown Nashville.I go to daily Mass while on lunch during the weekdays. Theres something about being with the Lord and getting away from conference calls, emails, and spreadsheets - just calming and spiritually energising.

Je
Review №54

Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God...

Ca
Review №55

Traditional liturgy and reverent music.

Pa
Review №56

Physically and liturgically stunning.

ri
Review №57

Gorgeous Church

Ju
Review №58

Amazing history here! Beautiful!

Mo
Review №59

Happen to walk by and saw this church... should be nice... middle of downtown...thats cool....

Je
Review №60

Beatiful choir and traditional mass. Convenient confession times

Je
Review №61

Beauty beyond measure

Mi
Review №62

Beautiful church.

Sc
Review №63

Wish I could have went with inside

Ro
Review №64

Beautiful Church!!

Co
Review №65

Beautiful

Do
Review №66

Beautiful church

Fr
Review №67

Oldest Catholic Church in Nashville

Me
Review №68

Always great

ma
Review №69

9am 12pm sund esp.

In
Review №70

Brilliant

Ke
Review №71

Glorious

Ch
Review №72

The place 2 be church

Mi
Review №73

Loved the place.

C
Review №74

Friendly and welcoming

Pa
Review №75

Beautiful

Ti
Review №76

Night ghost tour in Nashville

r7
Review №77

Homeless everywhere

Ve
Review №78

Home church

Ta
Review №79

I have never been

Er
Review №80

Wonderful liturgy!

Mi
Review №81

Traditional Latin Mass.

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  • Address:330 5th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219, United States
  • Site:http://stmarysdowntown.org/
  • Phone:+1 615-256-1704
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  • Tourist attraction
  • Catholic church
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  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
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