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cemetery located in
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and operated by the
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. Founded in 1854, it is the second oldest cemetery in the Archdiocese. Calvary Cemetery contains 470 acres (1.9 km2) of land and more than 300,000 graves, including those of General
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Louis Chauvin Louis Chauvin (March 13, 1881March 26, 1908) was an American ragtime pianist and composer. Early life and education Born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Mexican Spanish-Indian father and an African-American mother, he widely was considered the finest ...
and
Auguste Chouteau René-Auguste Chouteau, Jr. (September 7, 1749, or September 26, 1750 – February 24, 1829Beckwith, 8.), also known as Auguste Chouteau, was the founder of St. Louis, Missouri, a successful fur trader and a politician. He and his partner had a mo ...
.


History

In 1849 a
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epidemic struck St. Louis and claimed the lives of more than 4,000 people. This disaster prompted city officials to pass an ordinance banning the creation of new cemeteries within city limits, as it was thought that such a measure could prevent additional people from becoming sick. At the same time, existing cemeteries in St. Louis were nearly full and had no room to expand. Recognizing the need for a new
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, Archbishop
Peter Richard Kenrick Peter Richard Kenrick (August 17, 1806 – March 4, 1896) was Bishop of St. Louis, Missouri, and the first Catholic archbishop west of the Mississippi River. Early life and ordination Peter Richard Kenrick was born in Dublin on August 17, 1806 ...
purchased Senator
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’s “Old Orchard Farm” in 1853, located several miles northwest of St. Louis. Kenrick initially set aside the eastern half of the 323-acre farm for a new cemetery, and kept the western half for himself, where he lived for many years in the former Clay Mansion. Calvary Cemetery opened for burials in 1854, with Archbishop Kenrick as its first president. Prior to the establishment of Calvary Cemetery, parts of the Clay farm had served as a burial place for Native Americans and soldiers from nearby
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. After 1854, these remains were reinterred in a mass grave under a large crucifix at one of the highest points in the cemetery. Graves at other Catholic cemeteries across St. Louis, such as Old Cathedral, Rock Springs, Holy Trinity, Old St. Patrick's, New Bremen and others were also dug up and reinterred at Calvary. As the number of graves steadily grew, the cemetery acquired more land, eventually reaching its present-day size of 470 acres. It has more than 300,000 casketed graves, and two public mausoleums and columbaria, as well as a number of private family mausoleums and sarcophagi. Space for full-casket traditional burials is available for the next 300 years at Calvary Cemetery, according to Archdiocesan sources. Many former St. Louisans choose to be returned to Calvary for burial, including August Chouteau X, a great-great-great grandson of the city's founder, who lived most of his life in
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chose to have him buried here, bringing his body from New York City where he had died. In 2003, a
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Bicentennial Grant funded the construction of a monument at Calvary Cemetery to honor four
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men who had traveled to St. Louis in 1831 from their home in present-day Idaho. When they arrived in St. Louis, these men had to rely on hand gestures to communicate, as they could find no one who spoke their language. Two of the men, Black Eagle and Speaking Eagle, died of illness while in St. Louis and are buried in Calvary Cemetery."Idaho Catholic Register"
, 16 Mar 2012


Notable Calvary burials

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Louis Auguste Benoist Louis Auguste Benoist (1803–1867) was an American pioneer banker and financier. He was born August 13, 1803, in St. Louis, Missouri, then a French settlement in Louisiana, and soon to become a possession of the United States under the Louisi ...
(1803–1867), pioneer banker and financier *
Mary Odilia Berger Mother Mary Odilia Berger, S.S.M., (30 April 1823 – 17 October 1880) was a Germany, German-born Religious Sister who founded the Sisters of St. Mary in 1872 in St. Louis, Missouri, which established and still runs hospitals throughout the Midwes ...
(1823–1880), founder of
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, which operates hospitals in Midwest *
Thomas Biddle Thomas Biddle (November 21, 1790 – August 29, 1831) was an American military hero during the War of 1812. Biddle is better known though for having been killed in a duel with Missouri Congressman Spencer Pettis. Early life Thomas Biddle was bo ...
(1790–1831), military hero during the
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; killed in a
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with Missouri Congressman
Spencer Pettis Spencer Darwin Pettis (1802August 28, 1831) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri and the fourth Missouri Secretary of State. He is best known, however, for being a participant in a fatal duel with Major Thomas Biddle. Pettis County, Missouri, ...
on Bloody Island * Lewis V. Bogy (1813–1877),
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(1873–1877) * Martin Stanislaus Brennan (1845–1927), Catholic priest, scientist, and author *
Patrick E. Burke Patrick Emmet Burke (c. 1830 – May 20, 1864) was a lawyer, Missouri state legislator, and Civil War officer. He commanded the Western Sharpshooters Regiment and the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XVI Corps, Army of the Tennessee. Early life ...
(c. 1830–1864), officer in the
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during the
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, Missouri state legislator *
Thomas Ambrose Butler Thomas Ambrose Butler (March 21, 1837 – September 6, 1897) was an Irish American Catholic priest known for his writings on Irish immigration and his promotion of Irish settlements in the state of Kansas, which led to the founding of the ...
(1837–1897), Irish-American priest and poet *
Mickey Carroll Mickey Carroll (born Michael Finocchiaro; July 8, 1919 – May 7, 2009) was an American actor who worked in radio and film, and was one of the last surviving actors who portrayed a Munchkin in the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz''. Early l ...
(1919–2009),
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in '' The Wizard of Oz'' film *
Philando Castile On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot during a traffic stop by police officer Jeronimo Yanez of the St. Anthony police department in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Castile was ...
(1983-2016), victim of high-profile police shooting *
Alfonso J. Cervantes Alfonso Juan Cervantes (August 27, 1920 – June 23, 1983) was the 39th Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, from 1965 to 1973. Personal life and early political career Born in St. Louis, Cervantes attended St. Louis University High School and Saint ...
(1920–1983), Mayor of St. Louis (1965–1973) *
Louis Chauvin Louis Chauvin (March 13, 1881March 26, 1908) was an American ragtime pianist and composer. Early life and education Born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Mexican Spanish-Indian father and an African-American mother, he widely was considered the finest ...
(1881–1908),
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musician *
Kate Chopin Kate Chopin (, also ; born Katherine O'Flaherty; February 8, 1850 – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th-century feminis ...
(1851–1904), author *
François Chouteau François Gesseau Chouteau (February 7, 1797 – April 18, 1838) was an American pioneer fur trader, businessman and community leader known as the "Founder" or "Father" of Kansas City, Missouri. Biography François Gesseau Chouteau was born in 1797 ...
(1797–1838), fur trader and businessman, founder of
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René Auguste Chouteau René-Auguste Chouteau, Jr. (September 7, 1749, or September 26, 1750 – February 24, 1829Beckwith, 8.), also known as Auguste Chouteau, was the founder of St. Louis, Missouri, a successful fur trader and a politician. He and his partner had a mo ...
(1740–1829), fur trader, co-founder of the city of St. Louis *
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(1862–1893),
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and
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recipient *
Pierre-Jean De Smet Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ ( ; 30 January 1801 – 23 May 1873), also known as Pieter-Jan De Smet, was a Flemish Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He is known primarily for his widespread missionary work in the mid-19th ...
(1801–1873),
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priest and missionary to the Native Americans *
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(1927–1961), physician and humanitarian *
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(1856–1924),
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(1823–1900),
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in the
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*
Anthony Giordano Antonio Rico Giuseppe Giordano (June 24, 1914 – August 29, 1980) was the boss of the St. Louis crime family.Editorial. "Giordano, St. Louis Mobster Boss, Dies." ''Chicago Tribune'', August 30, 1980, pp. W19. Early life Anthony Giordano, ni ...
(1915–1980),
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of the St. Louis crime family *
Charles Gratiot Charles Chouteau Gratiot (August 29, 1786 – May 18, 1855) was born in St. Louis, Spanish Upper Louisiana Territory, now the present-day State of Missouri. He was the son of Charles Gratiot, Sr., a fur trader in the Illinois country during th ...
(1786–1855),
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of the
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*
Robert E. Hannegan Robert Emmet Hannegan (June 30, 1903 – October 6, 1949) was an American politician who served as Commissioner of Internal Revenue from October 1943 to January 1944. He also served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1944 to 19 ...
(1903–1949), St. Louis politician *
Martin Wilkes Heron Martin Wilkes Heron (July 4, 1850 – April 17, 1920) was an Irish American bartender, saloon-keeper, and liquor manufacturer best known for creating the liqueur known as Southern Comfort. He is often credited as being the "original mixologist" l ...
(1850–1920),
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and mixologist, creator of the liqueur known as
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*
John Joseph Kain John Joseph Kain (May 31, 1841 – October 13, 1903) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling in West Virginia from 1875 to 1893 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis from ...
(1841-1903), a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Saint Louis *
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Baseball Hall of Fame
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Peter Richard Kenrick Peter Richard Kenrick (August 17, 1806 – March 4, 1896) was Bishop of St. Louis, Missouri, and the first Catholic archbishop west of the Mississippi River. Early life and ordination Peter Richard Kenrick was born in Dublin on August 17, 1806 ...
(1806–1896), first Catholic archbishop west of the
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(1792–1817), entrepreneur and legislator in
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; killed in a duel with U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton on Bloody Island *
John Baptiste Charles Lucas John Baptiste Charles Lucas (August 14, 1758 – August 17, 1842) was a French-born member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. After meeting Benjamin Franklin, Lucas was so inspired—and so impatient with class injustices in ...
(1758–1842), U.S. Representative who donated land for the Old Courthouse *
Alexander McNair Alexander McNair (May 5, 1775 – March 18, 1826) was an American frontiersman and politician. He was the first Governor of Missouri from prior to its entry as a state in 1820, until 1824. Early life Alexander McNair was born in Lancaster ...
(1775–1826), first governor of the state of Missouri (1820–1824) * Virginia Sarpy Peugnet (1827–1917), one of the three original grand dames of St. Louis, Missouri. *
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(1837–1883), one of
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's three black congressmen during
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(1821–1887),
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governor of
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from 1862 to 1865 *
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(1799–1858), slave who sued for freedom, resulting in the landmark
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(1824–1888), wife of General William Tecumseh Sherman *
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(1820–1891), U.S. Army general, noted for his " March to the Sea" through
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during the Civil War. Sherman was not Catholic. *
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(1766–1825), last Surveyor General of
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government * Marie Julia Cérre Soulard (1775–1845) was an American landowner. Soulard donated the land that hosts Soulard Farmers Market to the city of St. Louis, Missouri. *
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(1896–1970), mayor of St. Louis (1953–1965) * John Wesley Turner (1833–1899), Union Army general during the Civil War * John Vitale (1909–1982),
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boss in St. Louis * James Wall (1863–1927), comedian and minstrel *
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(1911–1983),
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-winning American playwright * St. Louis Jane Doe (?–1983), an unidentified child who was found murdered in an abandoned house. She is buried in the Garden of Innocents, a section of the cemetery designated for unidentified decedents


See also

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List of United States cemeteries This is a list of cemeteries in the United States. The list includes both active and historic sites, and does not include pet cemeteries. At the end of the list by states, cemeteries in territories of the United States are included. The list is ...
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Bellefontaine Cemetery Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1849 as a rural cemetery, Bellefontaine is home to a number of architecturally significant monuments and mausoleums such as the ...


References


External links


Calvary Cemetery Website
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“Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri,”
''The Monumental News'', June 1894, pp. 283–285. {{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis, state=collapsed 1854 establishments in Missouri Cemeteries in St. Louis History of St. Louis Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis Roman Catholic cemeteries in the United States