Holy Cross Cemetery (Menlo Park, California)

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Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery (Menlo Park, California)
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Establishedc. 1860
Location
1880 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, California, United States
Coordinates 37°26′02″N122°11′50″W / 37.4338889°N 122.1972222°W / 37.4338889; -122.1972222
TypeCatholic
Owned by Archdiocese of San Francisco
No. of graves5400
Website https://holycrosscemeteries.com/holy-cross-menlo-park/
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Holy Cross Cemetery, also known as Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is an American Roman Catholic cemetery located in Menlo Park, California, established in the 1860s. [1]

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History

The cemetery's oldest gravestone dates to 1860, the exact date of the cemetery formation is unknown. [2] This had been a nonsectarian graveyard until the Catholic Church purchased it in 1872. [2]

The initial layout and landscaping of the cemetery was completed by Irish landscaper, Michael Lynch (1847–1918) who happens to also be buried at Holy Cross. [1] [2] Other notable projects of Lynch included the grounds of the Flood estate of Woodside; the Timothy Hopkins estate in Menlo Park; and he worked on Stanford University's landscaping. [2] [3] A section of the cemetery is made of only children's graves. [2]

In 1953, the abandoned St. Dennis Cemetery of Menlo Park had their remains moved to Holy Cross, however only 24 of the 174 bodies were moved because the rest could not be found. [2] [4] In the 1950s and 1960s the cemetery was reconstructed under the leadership of John Kiefer and Edwin Kennedy. [2]

Notable graves

Juana Briones de Miranda, one of the many buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Menlo Park. Dona Juana Briones de Miranda (7222900876) (cropped).jpg
Juana Briones de Miranda, one of the many buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Menlo Park.

Many of the early pioneer families of the Bay Area are buried at this cemetery. [2] Notable graves include the following:

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