| Le Repentir Cemetery | |
| Coordinates: | 6.8003°N -58.1565°W |
| Established: | March, 1861 |
| Country: | Guyana |
| Location: | Georgetown |
Le Repentir Cemetery is a cemetery established in the nineteenth century on Princess St, Georgetown, Guyana.[1] It is the main Georgetown cemetery and the largest cemetery in Guyana.[2]
An earlier town cemetery established in 1797 at the Werk-en-rust plantation was deemed unsuitable for general use in 1846.Established in 1861 Le Repentir cemetery was originally a part of the Plantation Le Repentir named by its owner Pierre Louis de Saffon.[3]
The first burial at Le Repentir Cemetery was Antonio Gonzales aged 45 from Madeira. He was buried on March 15, 1861.[4] There is a section for Baháʼí burials.[5] Various religious organizations were given allotted sections, including the Muslims, Hindus, Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Chinese, Bahais and Presbyterians.[5] Five men known as the Enmore Martyrs are buried at Le Repentir Cemetery.[6] [7] Also Egbert Martin regarded as the founder of modern Guyanese literature was buried here.[8] New York policeman Randolph Holder killed in the line of duty was buried here.[9]