| Calvary Cemetery | |
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 The graves of religious sisters at Calvary | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1856 |
| Location | 753 Front Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55103 |
| Coordinates | 44°58′12″N93°07′58″W / 44.9700°N 93.1327°W |
| Type | Catholic |
| Owned by | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Size | 100 acres |
| No. of interments | 103,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Calvary Cemetery |
Calvary Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in Saint Paul, Minnesota, established in 1856.
The first Catholic cemetery in St. Paul was next to the log Chapel of Saint Paul. Prior to 1849, eleven people had been buried in it. In 1853, it was abandoned when a new cemetery was built at Marshall and Western streets, the current location of Saint Joseph's Academy. [1] : 500 However, with the city still expanding quickly, forty acres of land were purchased for $4,000 ($135,644 in 2023) in 1856. Bodies were moved to the new location from the Marshall location on November 2, 1856 (All Souls Day) in a solemn procession to the new location, called Calvary cemetery. [1] : 500 It is one of the oldest cemeteries in Minnesota. [2]
Some 50,000 burials were recorded from 1856 to 1930. [1] : 500 There are currently more than 103,000 internments. [2]
The cemetery is currently around 100 acres in size. [3]
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