Saint Benedict the Moor is a Catholic Church located in the Northeast section of Washington, DC, near RFK Stadium and Stadium-Armory Metro. The parish was founded in 1946 by the Josephites, a religious order committed to serving the African American community. In 1952, Cardinal O'Boyle dedicated the present structure, a combination church/hall, and rectory. A convent and school opened under the Oblate Sisters of Providence's care and lay teachers ten years later in 1962. Finally, in 1978, a parish center (known as the Imperial Room) opened, leaving the original church/hall structure exclusively as a sanctuary for Mass.