Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in

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is an American

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cemetery operated by the

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. Established in 1887 on of a former potato farm, it is the oldest and largest cemetery established in Colma to serve the needs of

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History

Several notable people are buried at Holy Cross, including former politicians, and people of the

California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California fro ...

. Many of the people interred at the Catholic Calvary Cemetery of San Francisco, were reburied between 1937 and 1945 at Holy Cross in a project to relocate graves outside of the city. There is a memorial sculpture features three crosses and reads: “Interred here are the remains of 39,307 Catholics moved from Mt. Calvary Cemetery in 1940 and 1941 by order of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Rest in God’s Loving Care.” This cemetery also contains one British Commonwealth war grave, of a Canadian Infantry soldier of

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. Two of the three cemetery sequences in the film

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were filmed here.

Notable burials

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Joseph Alemany Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill, O.P. (Spanish: José Sadoc Alemany y Conill; July 3, 1814 – April 14, 1888) was a Spanish Catholic clergyman, who served most of his career in California. He served as the first Bishop of Monterey (1850–53) a ...

, San Francisco's first archbishop *

Joseph Alioto Joseph Lawrence Alioto (February 12, 1916 – January 29, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 36th mayor of San Francisco, California, from 1968 to 1976. Biography Alioto was born in San Francisco in 1916. His father, Giuseppe ...

, Mayor of San Francisco (1968-1976) * Pedro Altube, rancher * Delos R. Ashley,

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U.S. Representative

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Winifred Bonfils Winifred Sweet Black Bonfils (October 14, 1863, Chilton, Wisconsin – May 25, 1936, San Francisco, California) was an American reporter and columnist, under the pen name Annie Laurie, a reference to her mother's favorite lullaby. She also wrote u ...

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Jimmy Britt Jimmy Britt (October 5, 1879, in San Francisco, California – January 21, 1940) was a boxer from 1902 to 1909. He fought Joe Gans twice for the World lightweight title but lost both bouts. In a career spanning 23 bouts, Britt met 6 different Ha ...

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Pat Brown Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown (April 21, 1905 – February 16, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 32nd governor of California from 1959 to 1967. His first elected office was as district attorney for San Francisco, and he w ...

, 32nd

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Benny Bufano Beniamino "Bene" Bufano (October 15, 1890August 18, 1970) was an Italian American sculptor, best known for his large-scale monuments representing peace and his modernist work often featured smoothly rounded animals and relatively simple shapes ...

, sculptor

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* Joe Carcione, "The Green Grocer" columnist and personality *

Eugene Casserly Eugene Casserly (November 13, 1820June 14, 1883) was an Irish-born American journalist, lawyer, and politician. He was the son of scholar Patrick S. Casserly, and he served in the United States Senate from California. Biography Eugene Casserl ...

, U.S. Senator * John Chapman, Civil War soldier,

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(MLB) pitcher *

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MLB player, teammate of

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(1914–1999), MLB player, Hall of Fame member * John G. Downey, 7th

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, first head coach of

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football team

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, Heiress, socialite, Manson murder victim * Edwin Alexander Forbes, Adjutant-General of California * Kathryn Forbes, writer *

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, Attorney-General for California *

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, MLB manager, coach, and scout

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* Charlie Geggus, MLB player, who played one season for the

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of the

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, General of the Salvation Army *

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* Samuel Williams Inge, U.S. Representative for

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Paul Kantner Paul Lorin Kantner (March 17, 1941 – January 28, 2016) was an American rock musician. He is best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and vocalist of Jefferson Airplane, a leading psychedelic rock band of the counterculture era. He cont ...

, guitarist for

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* George Kelly, MLB Hall of Famer

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Bill Lange William Alexander Lange (; June 6, 1871 – July 23, 1950), also known as "Little Eva",Robbins, p. 194 was an American Major League Baseball center fielder, who played his entire seven-year career for the Chicago Colts and Orphans from t ...

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(1893–1899) *

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, San Francisco's Seventh Archbishop,

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(elevated to

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Ralph Maradiaga Ralph Maradiaga (1934–1985) was an American artist, curator, photographer, printmaker, teacher, and filmmaker. He was Chicano, one of the co-founders of Galería de la Raza and part of the San Francisco Bay Area Chicano Art Movement. Biograp ...

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Joseph Thomas McGucken Joseph Thomas McGucken (March 13, 1902 – October 6, 1983) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (1941–1955), coadjutor bishop and bishop of the Diocese of Sa ...

, San Francisco's Fifth Archbishop * Theresa Meikle, first woman elected to Superior Court Judge in a major American city * John J. Mitty, San Francisco's Fourth Archbishop *

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, San Francisco's Eighth Archbishop *

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, actor * M.M. O'Shaughnessy, San Francisco city engineer

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* James D. Phelan, Mayor of San Francisco, U.S. Senator * Ralph Pinelli, MLB player

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, San Francisco's Sixth Archbishop

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, San Francisco's Second Archbishop *

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, Mayor of San Francisco (1931–1944) * Pietro Carlo Rossi, wine maker and first President

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, fashion designer * William J. Wynn, U.S. Representative

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References

External links

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