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 located in the southeast corner of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders Philadelphia to the south and east, Abington Township and Jenkintown to the north, and Springfield Tow ...

. 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

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* Clare G. Fenerty (1895–1952), U.S. Congressman * William J. Green Jr. (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. (1889–1960), Olympic gold medalist in rowing, father of

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* John B. Kelly Jr. (1927–1985), Olympic bronze medalist in rowing *

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(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 i ...

(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. Mack holds records for the most wins (3,731), losses (3,948), ties (76), and ga ...

(1862–1956), Hall of Fame baseball player and manager *

Billy Maharg The Detroit Tigers replacement players represented the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) in a May 18, 1912 game against the Philadelphia Athletics. On May 15, 1912, after a game against the New York Yankees in New York, Tigers star ...

(1881–1953), Major League Baseball player and professional boxer * William McAleer (1838–1912), U.S. Congressman * John J. McVeigh (1921–1944),

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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 electronic rock band God Lives Underwater (GLU), signed by Rick Rubin to American Recordings in 1993. Life and career Am ...

(1971–2005), lead singer of the band God Lives Underwater *

Frank Rizzo Francis Lazarro Rizzo (October 23, 1920 – July 16, 1991) was an American police officer and politician. He served as commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) from 1967 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980. He wa ...

(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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* * {{Cheltenham 1894 establishments in Pennsylvania Cemeteries established in the 1890s Cemeteries in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Cheltenham Avenue Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania Roman Catholic cemeteries in Pennsylvania

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