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Category: St. Mary’s Cemetery

The most prestigious Catholic cemetery in the city. This is where the earthly remains of bishops rest.


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Kloman Shaft, St. Mary’s Cemetery

A big urn on a towering shaft seems like a mixed metaphor, but it certainly makes the Kloman plot easy to find. It was probably put up in about 1879, when the first Kloman buried here died. There is generous space on the base for inscriptions, but nothing has ever been inscribed.

Father PittAuthor Father Pitt Posted on 13 August 2020 Category St. Mary’s Cemetery Tags Kloman Shafts Urns

Andrew Jackman Mausoleum, St. Mary’s Cemetery

One of the most elegant Ionic mausoleums in the city, this one is notable for its perfectly balanced classical details and its tastefully ornate bronze doors.

Father PittAuthor Father Pitt Posted on 12 August 2020 Category St. Mary’s Cemetery Tags Jackman Mausoleums Classical Ionic

M. Connolly Obelisk, St. Mary’s Cemetery

It is common in Catholic cemeteries to see a monument that in all other respects would be called an obelisk, but that terminates in a cross instead of a point. Obelisks in Catholic cemeteries are seldom left without some Christianizing symbol to exorcise the demons of paganism. This one was probably put up in 1874, when Martin Connolly died.

Father PittAuthor Father Pitt Posted on 12 August 2020 Category St. Mary’s Cemetery Tags Obelisks Connolly

Glockner Monument, St. Mary’s Cemetery

A striking monument from about 1879 (when the first Glockner in this plot died), with the slightly chunky-looking details typical of the era.

Father PittAuthor Father Pitt Posted on 11 August 2020 Category St. Mary’s Cemetery Tags Sculpture Crosses Glockner

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