Sacred Heart Cemetery is a Catholic Cemetery located in the Florissant suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.

History

Sacred Heart Cemetery is owned by the

Archdiocese of St. Louis The Archdiocese of St. Louis ( la, Archidiœcesis Sancti Ludovici) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that covers the City of St. Louis and the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perr ...

. It was consecrated in 1874 after the local German settlers of Sacred Heart Catholic Church requested a plot of land to build a new cemetery. Their request was satisfied and the cemetery was constructed and initially given the name of the "German Catholic Cemetery", however it was eventually named Sacred Heart Cemetery in honor of the

Sacred Heart The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus ( la, Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind". This devo ...

of Jesus.

Notable interments

Martin James Monti Martin James Monti (October 24, 1921 – September 11, 2000) was a United States Army Air Forces pilot who defected to Nazi Germany in October 1944 and worked as a propagandist and writer. After the end of World War II, he was tried and sentenced ...

– U.S. Army Air Corps pilot who defected to Nazi Germany in World War II. * Tina Isa – Teenager killed by her parents in an honor killing.

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* * {{GNIS, type=retired, 756623, Sacred Heart Cemetery Cemeteries in St. Louis Cemeteries in Missouri Roman Catholic cemeteries in the United States 1874 establishments in Missouri