Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a

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cemetery in

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, in the

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. The cemetery is across Lake Avenue from Riverside Cemetery.

Notable burials

* Patrick Barry, co-founder of the Ellwanger & Barry Nursery that helped change Rochester from the "Flour City" to the "Flower City" *

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, socialite known as the "Queen of Diamonds" * Raymond J. Bowman, United States Army infantryman who served in World War II and the subject of several notable photographs taken by

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that were published in ''

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'' magazine *

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, famous

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*Assunta Cantisano, co-founder of

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* Richard J. Curran, Mayor of Rochester and

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recipient *

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, catcher and manager for the

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* Jean Giambrone, Rochester's "First Lady of Sports," the first female to be awarded full press credentials at the

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, author of

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* Bishop Bernard McQuaid, first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, New York. *

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, pitcher for the

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and Washington Senators and other teams *Colonel

Patrick O'Rorke Patrick Henry "Paddy" O'Rorke or O'Rourke (March 25, 1837 – July 2, 1863) was an Irish-American immigrant who became a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. Early life O'Rorke ...

, civil war hero * Ralph E. Quattrociocchi, state senator *

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, Hollywood actor and native of Rochester *

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suspect * Catherine de Valera Wheelwright, mother of

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All Souls Chapel

All Souls Chapel is an historic chapel located in the east division of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Built in 1876, commissioned by Bishop Bernard McQuaid, and designed by

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, this chapel embodies the

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style of architecture. It is constructed of Medina sandstone and contains stained glass windows by P. Nicholas of Holland. The interior features ornate hammer beams hand carved by local carpenter Dominic Mura. The altar is a white marble trimmed in black marble and a base of Tennessee pink marble built by the Hall Company of Boston. Several ornate ceiling panels and other intricate adornment throughout the structure was completed by artist Chester F. Leiderson. The lower level of the chapel contains a

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initially used for storage of bodies that could not be buried when the ground was frozen. In addition, a series of

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were constructed for the burial of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, New York.

References

External links

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