Calvary Cemetery
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
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Calvary Cemetery was established by Bishop Cretin and other early church leaders to serve the largely Catholic community in St. Paul's early days.
Since 1856, more than 103,000 burials have taken place at Calvary, located on a scenic bluff overlooking downtown St. Paul. In addition to the cemetery's in-ground burial sites, the Calvary Mausoleum complex offers both crypt spaces and cremation niches.
Monuments of some of the young city's most prominent early families can be found at Calvary, including Louis Robert, a fur trader who built the city's first home, and Eugene Larpenteur, whose large farm was located on the site of the state fairgrounds. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler, French-born architect E.L. Masqueray and Fredrick McGhee, St. Paul's first black lawyer, are among the many leaders buried at Calvary.
Calvary is one of the oldest and most historically significant cemeteries in the Twin Cities area. The Archdiocese's early bishops and archbishops—Cretin, Dowling, Grace and Ireland—are all buried at Calvary. Archbishop Ireland's sister, Mother Seraphine, who founded the College of St. Catherine, is among the hundreds of nuns and priests buried in special sections for religious orders.
Calvary Cemetery was established by Bishop Cretin and other early church leaders to serve the largely Catholic community in St. Paul's early days.
Since 1856, more than 103,000 burials have taken place at Calvary, located on a scenic bluff overlooking downtown St. Paul. In addition to the cemetery's in-ground burial sites, the Calvary Mausoleum complex offers both crypt spaces and cremation niches.
Monuments of some of the young city's most prominent early families can be found at Calvary, including Louis Robert, a fur trader who built the city's first home, and Eugene Larpenteur, whose large farm was located on the site of the state fairgrounds. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler, French-born architect E.L. Masqueray and Fredrick McGhee, St. Paul's first black lawyer, are among the many leaders buried at Calvary.
Calvary is one of the oldest and most historically significant cemeteries in the Twin Cities area. The Archdiocese's early bishops and archbishops—Cretin, Dowling, Grace and Ireland—are all buried at Calvary. Archbishop Ireland's sister, Mother Seraphine, who founded the College of St. Catherine, is among the hundreds of nuns and priests buried in special sections for religious orders.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 82033
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