Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a

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owned by the

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and located in

Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania Cheltenham Township is a home rule township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cheltenham's population density ranges from over 10,000 per square mile (25,900 per square kilometer) in rowhouses and high-rise apartments along Chel ...

. It has a Philadelphia mailing address, 3301 West Cheltenham Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but the grounds are in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. It was established in 1894 and is managed by StonMor Partners. The cemetery contains a large bronze statue of Christ created by J. Otto Schweizer in 1949. The statue depicts Christ with his hands raised in a blessing and is named "Benediction".

Notable burials

* Stan Baumgartner (1894-1955), Major League Baseball pitcher * Henry Burk (1850-1903), U.S. Congressman * James J. Connolly (1881-1952), U.S. Congressman * Michael Crescenz (1949-1968), Medal of Honor recipient, reinterred in

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery is one of two national cemeteries run by the United States Army. Nearly 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington, Virginia. There are about 30 funerals conducted on weekdays and 7 held on Sa ...

* Clare G. Fenerty (1895-1952), U.S. Congressman *

William J. Green Jr. William Joseph Green Jr. (March 5, 1910 – December 21, 1963) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography William J. Green was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Irish immigrants. ...

(1910–1963), U.S. Congressman * Bill Hallman (1867–1920), Major League Baseball player * Bill Hewitt (1909-1947), professional football player * Frank "Lefty" Hoerst (1917-2000), Major league baseball pitcher *

John B. Kelly Sr. John Brendan Kelly Sr. (October 4, 1889 – June 20, 1960) was an American triple Olympic champion, the first in the sport of rowing. The Philadelphia-based Kelly also was a multimillionaire in the bricklaying and construction industry. He also ...

(1889–1960), Olympic gold medalist in rowing, father of

Grace Kelly Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. Kelly ...

John B. Kelly Jr. John Brenden "Jack" Kelly Jr. (May 24, 1927 – March 2, 1985), also known as Kell Kelly, was an American athlete, an accomplished rower, a four-time Olympian, and an Olympic medal winner. He was the son of triple Olympic gold medal winner Jac ...

(1927–1985), Olympic bronze medalist in rowing *

Matt Kilroy Matthew Aloysius "Matches" Kilroy (June 21, 1866 – March 2, 1940) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. In 1886, he had 513 strikeouts, which remains the MLB single-season record. Early life Kilroy was born in Philadel ...

(1866-1940), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Raymond Lederer Raymond Francis Lederer (May 19, 1938 – December 1, 2008) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1977 to 1981. He was convicted of taking bribes in ...

(1938-2008), U.S. Congressman * James R. Lloyd, Jr. (1950–1989), Pennsylvania State Senator * James Washington Logue (1863-1925), U.S. Congressman *

Connie Mack Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds untoucha ...

(1862-1956), Hall of Fame baseball player and manager * Billy Maharg (1881-1953), Major League Baseball player and professional boxer * William McAleer (1838–1912), U.S. Congressman * John J. McVeigh (1921-1944), Medal of Honor recipient * Austin Meehan (1897-1961), Philadelphia politician * Francis J. Myers (1901-1956), U.S. Congressman *

David Reilly David Fitzgerald Reilly (May 5, 1971 – October 16, 2005) was the American singer and songwriting/production partner in the electro-rock band God Lives Underwater (GLU), signed by Rick Rubin to American Recordings in 1993. Life and career Americ ...

(1971-2005), lead singer of the band

God Lives Underwater God Lives Underwater was an American rock band, formed during 1993 in Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania by vocalist/programmer David Reilly and guitarist/programmer Jeff Turzo. They were later joined by guitarist Andrew McGee and drummer Adam Kary ( ...

Frank Rizzo Francis Lazarro Rizzo (October 23, 1920 – July 16, 1991) was an American police officer and politician. He served as Philadelphia police commissioner from 1968 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980. He was a member of the Democ ...

(1920-1991), mayor of Philadelphia * Joseph J. Scanlon (1924–1970), Pennsylvania State Senator * Steve Yerkes (1888–1971), Major League Baseball player

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