Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery Explained

Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery
Established: (1854 in present location)
Location:Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Type:Roman Catholic
Size:1acres
Graves:350
Findagraveid:640525
Embedded:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:18
Marker:cemetery

The Jesuit Community Cemetery on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., is the final resting place for Jesuits who were affiliated with the university. It was first established in 1808 and was moved to its present location in 1854.

History

The Jesuit cemetery was originally established in 1808 at the southern end of Healy Hall. The first person buried there was Thomas Kelly, S.J. on August 16, 1808.[1] With the construction of Maguire Hall, university administrators ordered the cemetery to be moved to its present location in 1854, so that it would not be immediately next to the hall.[2] This required the exhumation and relocation of the remains of 46 Jesuits. In 1964, a senior administrator proposed to university president Edward B. Bunn the idea of exhuming the bodies once again and removing them to the cemetery at Woodstock College in Maryland, as doing so would free up approximately one acre of land on the campus that could be used for building.[3]

Today, the cemetery is situated in the middle of Georgetown's campus, between the Edward B. Bunn S.J. Intercultural Center and Harbin Hall.[4], the cemetery is the resting place for 350 Jesuits, 17 of whom served as president of Georgetown University. It is the oldest of the cemeteries owned by the university. As with other Jesuit cemeteries around the world, all of the headstones are uniform.[5] Many of the headstones are marked in Latin with to indicate that the decedent was a Jesuit brother, or to indicate that the decedent was a priest or scholastic (Jesuit priest in training).[6]

Notable interments

Among the notable burials are:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Is it true that the Jesuit Community cemetery was originally in a different location on campus?. Georgetown University Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20130612212248/https://www.library.georgetown.edu/infrequently-asked-questions/it-true-jesuit-community-cemetery-was-originally-different-location-cam. June 12, 2013. live. September 24, 2018.
  2. Web site: Jesuit Community Cemetery at Georgetown University. Georgetown University Library. February 10, 1888 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180425054612/https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/552741. April 25, 2018. live. September 24, 2018.
  3. News: Six Feet Under GU. Brint. Juliana. October 29, 2009. The Georgetown Voice. September 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041615/http://georgetownvoice.com/2009/10/29/six-feet-under-gu/. March 4, 2016. live.
  4. Web site: Q. Why are there graves on campus?. Hussey. Sandy. May 22, 2018. Georgetown University Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20180925010432/https://answers.library.georgetown.edu/faq/228398. September 25, 2018. live. September 24, 2018.
  5. News: SCHENDEN: Leaving a Transcendent Legacy. Schenden. Gregory. November 9, 2017. The Hoya. September 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180112073524/http://www.thehoya.com/schenden-leaving-transcendent-legacy/. January 12, 2018. live.
  6. Book: Georgetown University. O'Neill. Paul R.. Williams. Paul K.. Arcadia Publishing. 2003. 0738515094. Charleston, South Carolina. 25.
  7. June 1891. Father Robert Wasson Brady: A Sketch. live. Woodstock Letters. 20. 2. 255. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306190012/http://jesuitarchives.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woodstock-020.pdf. March 6, 2021. October 30, 2021. Jesuit Archives.
  8. News: June 19, 1915 . Recent Deaths . 54 . 2 . . 1 . live . May 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508014211/https://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=BOSTONSH19150619-01&getpdf=true . May 8, 2023 . . Boston College Libraries.
  9. Web site: Father Edward B. Bunn. Billion Graves. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926203405/https://billiongraves.com/grave/Edward-B-Bunn/2177859. September 26, 2018. live. September 26, 2018.
  10. Book: Lapomarda, Vincent A.. The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. 2000. 9780815307136. LaGumina. Salvatore J.. New York. 116–117. Ciampi, Anthony F. (1816—1893). December 15, 2018. Cavaioli. Frank J.. Primeggia. Salvatore. Varacalli. Joseph A.. https://books.google.com/books?id=JUyAAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA116. Google Books. registration.
  11. February 1, 1891. Obituary: Fr. William F. Clarke. live. Woodstock Letters. XX. 1. 129. https://web.archive.org/web/20190202153608/http://jesuitarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woodstock-020.pdf. February 2, 2019. December 14, 2019. Jesuit Archives.
  12. February 1921. Obituary: Father Edward I. Devitt (1840–1920). live. Woodstock Letters. 50. 1. 64. https://web.archive.org/web/20200218164754/http://jesuitarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woodstock-050.pdf. February 18, 2020. February 18, 2020. Jesuit Archives.
  13. Book: Maryland–New York Province. Catalogus Provinciae Marylandiae–Neo Eborancensis Societatis Jesu. Meany Printing Company. 1912. 70. la. Catalogue of the Province of Maryland–New York of the Society of Jesus. January 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171204233219/http://www.sjweb.info/arsi/documents/MARYLANDIAE_1912-lowquality.pdf. December 4, 2017. live.
  14. Book: Ryan, John J.. Historical sketch of Loyola college, Baltimore, 1852–1902. 1903. 61. 1615190. December 13, 2019. Internet Archive.
  15. Book: Historical Records and Studies. United States Catholic Historical Society. 1909. 5. New York. 385. 301344701. September 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190919032009/https://books.google.com/books?id=2NEQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA385. September 19, 2019. live. Google Books.
  16. Book: Spencer, Thomas E.. Where They're Buried. Clearfield Publishing Co.. 1998. 0-8063-4823-2. Baltimore. 19. July 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190723040035/https://books.google.com/books?id=eLWao2lIGTEC&pg=PA19. July 23, 2019. live. Google Books.
  17. Curran. Robert Emmett. Summer 2010. "Wave Her Colors Ever!": Writing Georgetown's History. U.S. Catholic Historian. 28. 3. 72. 10.1353/cht.2010.0008 . 40891018. 162268657 .
  18. News: CARNES: Humility and Humor from Generations Past. Carnes. Matthew. February 7, 2013. The Hoya. September 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907030109/http://www.thehoya.com/carnes-humility-and-humor-from-generations-past/. September 7, 2015. live.
  19. Woodstock College. Woodstock College. February 1, 1925. Obituary: Father Joseph J. Himmel. bot: unknown. Woodstock Letters. 54. 1. 88. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918202502/https://jesuitonlinelibrary.bc.edu/?a=d&d=wlet19250201-01.2.10. September 18, 2021. December 30, 2018. Jesuit Online Library.
  20. Book: Shea, John Gilmary. Memorial of the First Century of Georgetown College, D. C.: Comprising a History of Georgetown University. P. F. Collier. 1891. 3. New York. 234. 612832863. John Gilmary Shea. February 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203021624/https://books.google.com/books?id=YdRAAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA234. February 3, 2020. live. Google Books.
  21. 1906. Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. 17. 291. 32337155. Google Books.
  22. News: Human Remains Found During Construction of Arrupe Hall. Burgoa. Lisa. August 8, 2018. The Hoya. December 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180808093426/http://features.thehoya.com/human-remains-found-georgetown. August 8, 2018. live.
  23. News: October 16, 1955. Father Nevils' Rites: 100 Jesuits Attend Service Here for Catholic Educator. 86. The New York Times. July 27, 2020. ProQuest.
  24. Book: McLaughlin, James Fairfax. Eulogy on Rev. Dr. Ryder, S.J : Delivered before the Philodemic Society of Georgetown College, D.C.. William H. Moore. 1860. Washington, D.C.. 19. 260319489. December 18, 2018. Internet Archive.
  25. Web site: Highly Decorated: The Work of Brother Francis C. Schroen, S.J.. Keeler. Virginia. February 1, 2006. library.georgetown.edu. Georgetown University Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627202612/https://www.library.georgetown.edu/exhibition/highly-decorated-work-brother-francis-c-schroen-sj. June 27, 2018. live. August 13, 2015.
  26. Web site: Franciscus X Talbot. PeopleLegacy. January 11, 2020.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.