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Calvary Cemetery
The graves of religious sisters at Calvary
Details
Established	1856
Location	753 Front Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55103
Coordinates	44°58′12″N 93°07′58″W / 44.9700°N 93.1327°W / 44.9700; -93.1327
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.

History

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. 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. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in Minnesota.

Some 50,000 burials were recorded from 1856 to 1930. There are currently more than 103,000 internments.

The cemetery is currently around 100 acres in size.

Notable interments

• Paul Castner, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
• Joseph Crétin, first bishop of the Diocese of Saint Paul
• Pierce Butler, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1923 – 1939)
• Austin Dowling, second archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul
• Thomas Grace, second bishop of the Diocese of Saint Paul
• Theodore Hamm, founder of Hamm's Brewery
• John Ireland third bishop and first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul
• Emmanuel Louis Masqueray, architect
• Mike O'Dowd, boxer, World Middleweight champion from 1917 to 1920
• Augustin Ravoux, French priest and missionary

References

1. ^ Reardon, James Michael (1952). The Catholic Church in the Diocese of St. Paul : from earliest origin to centennial achievement : a factual narrative. Saint Paul, Minnesota: North Central Publishing Company.
2. ^ "Calvary Cemetery". The Catholic Cemeteries. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
3. Pfitzinger, Julie (May 19, 2005). "With 100 acres and 150 years, Calvary Cemetery is historic ground" (PDF). pp. 11, 12. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
4. ^ Thornley, Stew (2004). Six feet under: a graveyard guide to Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780873515146.
5. Christensen, George A., Here Lies the Supreme Court: Revisited, Journal of Supreme Court History, Volume 33 Issue 1, Pages 17 – 41 (Feb 19, 2008), University of Alabama.

External links

v t e Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Crétin Thomas Grace Archbishops John Ireland Austin Dowling John Gregory Murray William O. Brady Leo Binz John Roach Harry Joseph Flynn John Clayton Nienstedt Bernard Hebda Coadjutor archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne
Auxiliary bishops	John Jeremiah Lawler James J. Byrne Leonard Philip Cowley Gerald Francis O'Keefe James P. Shannon John Roach Raymond Alphonse Lucker Paul Vincent Dudley John Francis Kinney William Henry Bullock James Richard Ham Robert James Carlson Joseph Charron Lawrence Welsh Frederick F. Campbell Richard Pates Lee A. Piché Andrew H. Cozzens Joseph Andrew Williams Michael Izen Kevin Kenney
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica of Saint Mary Former cathedrals First Second Third Parishes Guardian Angels Church, Chaska St. Peter's Church, Mendota Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis Church of St. Stephen, Minneapolis Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague Church of St. Mark, Saint Paul Church of St. Mary, New Trier Church of St. Michael, St. Michael Church of the Assumption, St. Paul Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul St. Mary's Church of the Purification, Marystown Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township Historic Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen Chapel Our Lady of Victory Chapel
Education	Higher education St. Catherine University University of St. Thomas Seminaries Saint John Vianney College Seminary Saint Paul Seminary Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary (defunct) High schools Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park Bethlehem Academy, Faribault Chesterton Academy, Edina Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis Hill-Murray School, Maplewood Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria Providence Academy, Plymouth Saint Agnes School, St. Paul Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights Totino-Grace High School, Fridley
Priests	Joseph Francis Busch Peter F. Christensen Alexander Christie Jozef Cieminski James Louis Connolly Timothy J. Corbett Donald DeGrood James Albert Duffy Hilary Baumann Hacker Patrick Richard Heffron Patrick J. Hessian Michael Joncas James Keane Kevin Kenney John M. LeVoir James McGolrick Francis Missia Thomas O'Gorman Augustin Ravoux James Michael Reardon James O'Reilly Jakub W.J. Pacholski John A. Ryan Patrick J. Ryan Francis Joseph Schenk Alphonse James Schladweiler John Shanley Paul Sirba John Stariha Tim Vakoc Thomas Anthony Welch
Cemeteries	Calvary Cemetery Resurrection Cemetery
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