Saint Mary Cemetery is a
Roman Catholic
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burial ground located at 45th and Penn Avenues in the Central
Lawrenceville neighborhood of
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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, US. It is adjacent (just south) of the city's slightly older and much larger
Allegheny Cemetery
Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a historic rural cemetery.
The non-sectarian, wooded hillside park is located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood, and b ...
. A chain-link fence separates the two cemeteries.
The tract of land was established as a cemetery in 1849 at a cost of $20,000, six years after the founding of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
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. As of 2008, it has more than 100,000 interments.
Notable burials
Bishops
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Hugh Charles Boyle
Hugh Charles Boyle (October 8, 1873 – December 22, 1950) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1921 until his death in 1950.
Biography
Early life
Hugh Bo ...
(1873–1950)
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Regis Canevin
John Francis Regis Canevin (June 5, 1853 – March 22, 1927) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1904 to 1921.
Biography
Early life
Regis Canevin was born a ...
(1853–1927)
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Richard Phelan
Richard Phelan, D.D. (January 1, 1828 – December 20, 1904) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, in the United States from 1889 to 1904.
Bi ...
(1828–1904)
Others
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Joseph M. Barr, Mayor of Pittsburgh (1906–1982)
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Bartley Campbell, playwright (1843–1888)
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James B. Drew, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania (1877–1953)
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Thomas Enright
Thomas Francis Enright (May 7, 1887 – November 3, 1917) was the first Pennsylvania serviceman, and perhaps the first American serviceman to die in combat while assigned to an American unit, in World War I, along with Corporal James Bet ...
, soldier (1887–1917)
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Andrew Arnold Lambing, priest-historian (1842–1918)
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Bernard J. McKenna, Mayor of Pittsburgh (1842–1903)
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Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he made ...
, early film star (1879–1936)
See also
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Saint Mary's Academy Building
The Saint Mary's Academy Building is a historic building in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built in 1854, it is a notable example of Greek Revival architecture and one of the neighborhood's only surviving buildings ...
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St. Mary's Church (Pittsburgh)
References
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External links
Catholic Cemeteries Association, Diocese of Pittsburgh website*
{{Pittsburgh
Cemeteries in Pittsburgh
Roman Catholic cemeteries in Pennsylvania
History of Pittsburgh
Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh)
1849 establishments in Pennsylvania