Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Also known as Saint John's Cemetery
Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
In 1860 Father Corry, founder and first pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church, purchased ten acres of land for a parish cemetery. It was laid out in small lots, and its first interment took place on September 5, 1860. In 1869, ten acres were added, then in 1922 twenty more acres of land were purchased and a new road was constructed for the entrance. In 1924, after the establishment of the Church of St. Joseph (1915) and the Church of the Holy Spirit (1922), it was decided to change the name of St. John's Cemetery to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, to welcome members of other parishes to be buried there. In 2005 the first above-ground crypt was erected in a new section for mausoleums. In August 2021, Albany Diocesan Cemeteries assumed responsibility for the cemetery.
mail : InfoRCDACemeteries.org
In 1860 Father Corry, founder and first pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church, purchased ten acres of land for a parish cemetery. It was laid out in small lots, and its first interment took place on September 5, 1860. In 1869, ten acres were added, then in 1922 twenty more acres of land were purchased and a new road was constructed for the entrance. In 1924, after the establishment of the Church of St. Joseph (1915) and the Church of the Holy Spirit (1922), it was decided to change the name of St. John's Cemetery to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, to welcome members of other parishes to be buried there. In 2005 the first above-ground crypt was erected in a new section for mausoleums. In August 2021, Albany Diocesan Cemeteries assumed responsibility for the cemetery.
mail : InfoRCDACemeteries.org
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- Total memorials1k+
- Percent photographed81%
- Percent with GPS14%
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Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
- Total memorials405
- Percent photographed86%
- Percent with GPS2%
- Added: 31 May 2001
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 531233
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