Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery of the Archdiocese of Chicago , located in the village of Alsip, Illinois , in Worth Township , southwest of Chicago .
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12-465: A single, larger marker. The older areas have upright headstones that run the gamut from typical markers to fanciful and artistic. There are also some mausoleums for above-ground interments. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery was consecrated on July 4, 1923, on the site of the Worth racetrack, which was demolished in 1911. Between 1911 and 1923 the site was used for state militia training and stockades. The first burial
18-507: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Worth, Illinois) It was the first cemetery in the archdiocese to open post World War 1, after Mt. Olivet cemetery began to run out of space. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is the westernmost of ten cemeteries in a two-mile radius in and near the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago. The large number of cemeteries
24-511: The midst of a small park-like setting, with private seating areas and marble lined halls. This type of mausoleum is also known as a "garden crypt". Unlike the more traditional mausoleum layout, the burial vaults are in the exterior walls, thus eliminating interior corridors. The headstones in the newer areas lie flat (known as "lawn level markers") to facilitate mowing and groundskeeping. It is possible to have upright markers for family plots, but this requires purchasing multiple gravesites and using
30-442: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Holy Sepulchre Cemetery . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holy_Sepulchre_Cemetery&oldid=969616065 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-622: Was the basis for the fictitious "Seven Holy Tombs" area in several books by author John R. Powers . As is typical of the area, the cemetery is bordered on all sides by major roads and is surrounded by commercial and residential zones. Its most prominent feature is the Mausoleum of the Archangels. Dedicated by Cardinal Bernardin in 1993, the Mausoleum features life-size statues of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Each statue sits in
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