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In section 37 of the Cemetery of the Resurrection, a Roman Catholic graveyard on the southern shore of Staten Island, there is an empty grave. Its epitaph is touching: “We love you beyond the moon.” Its dates suggest a much-too-early passing: June 6, 1949, to May 26, 1999.
- ↑ "Resurrection Cemetery - NYC". Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 30 Nov 2021.
- ↑ "Dorothy Day offered herself as she was to God". National Catholic Reporter. 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
