Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania)

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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
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The gravesite of Connie Mack in the cemetery
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania)
Details
Established1894
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 40°05′10″N75°10′16″W / 40.0862°N 75.1710°W / 40.0862; -75.1710
Type Catholic Church
Owned by Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Website www.philadelphiacatholiccemeteries.com/cemeteries/holy-sepulchre-cemetery
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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and located in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. [1] It has a Philadelphia mailing address, 3301 West Cheltenham Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [2] but the grounds are in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. It was established in 1894 and is managed by StonMor Partners. [1]

Contents

The cemetery contains a large bronze statue of Christ created by J. Otto Schweizer in 1949. The statue depicts Christ with his hands raised in a blessing and is named "Benediction". [3]

Notable burials

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Holy Sepulchre Cemetery – Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania". www.localcemeteries.net. Local Ascension LLC. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. "Holy Speculchre Cemetery". www.philadelphiacatholiccemeteries.com. Philadelphia Catholic Cemeteries. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. Pohlsander, Hans A. (2010). German Monuments in the Americas. Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang AG. p. 121. ISBN   978-3-0343-0138-1 . Retrieved 28 October 2022.