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Bernardine Cemetery
The Bernardine Cemetery ( lt, Bernardinų kapinės, pl, Cmentarz Bernadyński), is one of the three oldest cemeteries in Vilnius, Lithuania. It covers about 38,000 square metres and has an estimated 14,000 burial sites. It was established in 1810 by the Bernardine monks of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, just east of the city center in the Užupis district, and is situated on an embankment of the Vilnia river. Its development was a consequence of Tsarist authorities of the Russian Empire prohibiting burying the dead near churches. The residents of Vilnius moved the cemetery to what was then the outskirts of the city. The Columbaria were built on the east and west sides of the cemetery. The cemetery was expanded in 1860. After the Second World War the cemetery was abandoned for the most part and began to deteriorate. It was closed in the 1970s and since then until recently it had remained almost unchanged. Many of the oldest graves had sunk into the ground and became co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardine Cemetery1
Bernardine is a Latinate diminutive of the given name "Bernard". It can be applied to men, notably Saint Bernadine, but is now much more often a female name. Bernadine and Bernadene are variant spellings of the female name. The nickname '' Bernie'' is unisex. Bernardine is uncommon as a surname. Emily Dickinson uses the word as an adjective: "A more Bernardine Girl...". As a male given name *Saint Bernardino of Siena (1380–1444), Italian Franciscan missionary *Bernardino of Fossa (1420–1503), Italian Fransciscan historian, theologian and writer *Blessed Bernardine of Feltre (1439–1494), Italian Franciscan missionary *Bernardine a Piconio (1633–1709), French Capuchin theologian and exegete *Bernardine Dong Guangqing (1917–2007), Chinese bishop As a female given name *Bernardine of Lippe (1563–1628), German countess * Bernardine Bishop (1939–2013), British author *Bernardine Dohrn (born 1942), American activist and law professor * Bernardine do Régo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |