Mount Olivet Cemetery (Newark) Explained

Mount Olivet Cemetery
Country:United States
Location:Mount Olivet Ave, Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.69°N -74.197°W
Graves:17,000+
Findagraveid:100119

Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery in the Dayton section of Newark in the U.S. state of New Jersey founded in 1871.[1] It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.

Mount Olivet, or Mount of Olives, (Hebrew: הַר הַזֵּיתִים, Har ha-Zeitim; Arabic: جبل الزيتون, الطور, Jabal al-Zaytun, Al-Tur) is a mountain ridge east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City.[2]

The Newark City Cemetery is located nearby.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newark Cemeteries. newarkcemeteries.com. 2 February 2018.
  2. Book: This is Jerusalem. Har-El, Menashe . Canaan Publishing House. Jerusalem. 1977. 117.
  3. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000550 John Thomas Dunn
  4. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilhams-gillen.html#S881A1U0Q Charles P. Gillen