St. Mary Cemetery, Pittsburgh
- St. Mary Cemetery, Pittsburgh
St. Mary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic burial ground located at 45th and Penn Avenues in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The 44-acre tract of land was established as a cemetery in 1849 at a cost of $20,000, six years after the founding of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. As of 2001, it has 99,882 interments.
Notable burials
Bishops
*Hugh Charles Boyle (1873-1950)
*Regis Canevin (1853-1927)
*Richard Phelan (1828-1904)
Others
*Joseph M. Barr, Mayor of Pittsburgh (1906-1982)
*Thomas Enright, soldier (1887-1917)
References
*cite book | author=Kidney, Walter C. | title=Pittsburgh's Landmark Architecture: The Historic Buildings of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation | year=1997 | id=ISBN 0-916670-18-X
External links
* [http://www.ccapgh.org/ Catholic Cemeteries Association, Diocese of Pittsburgh website]
ee also
*List of United States cemeteries
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