The Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice (french: Cimetière orthodoxe de Caucade) also known as the Orthodox cemetery in Caucade, is a cemetery located southwest of

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History and description

The cemetery was established on a plot bought by

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in 1867 on the hill of Caucade, at a time when the Russian colony had an important role in the

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. 3,000 Russians, including the descendants of Russian immigrants and refugees after the

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and the members of Royal families, are buried at the cemetery. This includes Galitzine,

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and Gagarin families. The cemetery chapel is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, in honor of the patron Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia who died of tuberculosis in Nice. The cemetery is open on Thursday and Saturday from 9:00 to 12:00 and on Friday and Sunday from 14:00 to 17:00. Liturgy on Saturday at 9:30. (Bus line 8 - station Caucade).

Notables buried

* Princess Catherine Dolgorukaya-Yurievskaya (1847–1922) * Vladimir Golenishchev (1856–1947),

n Egyptologist * Princess Helen of Serbia (1884–1962) * Magnus Hirschfeld (1868–1935),

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* Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich Romanov (1902–1978) * General Dmitry Shcherbachev, (1857–1932) * General Nikolai Yudenich (1862–1933)

Gallery

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External links and references

History
* http://www.landrucimetieres.fr/spip/spip.php?article107 {{Authority control Cemeteries in France Eastern Orthodox cemeteries Religious buildings and structures in Nice Christianity in Nice Tourist attractions in Nice Eastern Orthodoxy in France Russian cemeteries Russian diaspora in France 1867 establishments in France