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Holy Sepulchre

Holy Sepulchre

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City of Rochester, Monroe County

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is the principal Catholic cemetery serving the Rochester area. Located on Lake Avenue in the City of Rochester, it provides burial services for Catholics throughout Monroe County.

Exterior Photographs

Statue of Christ at Dewey Ave entrance, seen from front. Statue of Christ at Dewey Ave entrance, seen from angle. Gatepost. Piata statue at Lake Ave entrance to newer section. Wooden crosses near Lake Ave entrance. Empty tomb sculpture. Haily Holy Queen monument. Fountain. Fountain. Veterans section. Cannon in the veterans section. Graves of various Civil War veterans. Lake Avenue entrance to old section. Priests' burial section. Priests' burial section. Fountains in the lake in the old section. Statue of Our Lady in the old section. Sign for one of the firemen's sections. Firemen's section. Memorial in firemen's section. Another firemen's section.

Some Interesting Tombstones

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All Souls Chapel - Exterior

All Souls chapel. All Souls chapel. All Souls chapel. Back of All Souls chapel. Bell tower. Right side. Back of chapel. Dedication plaque commemorating Bp. McQuaid. Cornerstone. Statue of Bp. McQuaid. Sign. Crypt for deceased bishops of Rochester.

All Souls Chapel - Coat of Arms for deceased bishops

Coats of arms for the bishops of Rochester +Bp. Bernard McQuaid +Bp. Thomas Hickey +Bp. J. Francis O'Hern +Edward Card. Mooney +Bp. James Kearney +Ven. Abp. Fulton Sheen +Bp. Joseph Hogan

Interior Photographs

Inside the bishops' crypt. Stained glass window. Tombs of Bps. McQuaid and Hickey Tombs of Bps. O'Hern and Kearney

All Souls Chapel - Interior

View of the chapel. View of the chapel. From back left corner. Back right corner. From back right corner. Sanctuary. Sanctuary from left side. Sanctuary from right side. Altar. Altar seen from the sanctuary. High altar. Side profile of high altar. Top of the high altar and tabernacle. Latin inscription reads: "Grant them eternal rest, O Lord" Celebrant and server seating. Infant of Prague statue. Chapel seen from sanctuary. Chapel seen from the front left corner. Back of the chapel. View from front right corner. View from front left corner. Entrance to the bishops' crypt. Designs on support beam. Engraved cross above stained glass windows.

All Souls Chapel - Paintings and designs on the ceiling

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All Souls Chapel - Latin inscriptions of biblical verses along the walls

"Those that have done good will come to the resurrection of life, but those that..." "...have done evil will come to the resurrection of judgment. - John 5:29" "It is holy and wholesome to pray for the dead..." "...that they may be loosed from sins - 2 Macabees 12:46" "I AM the resurrection and the life, he who believes in me..." "...and dies shall live." (John 11:25) "I know that my redeemer lives, and that on..." "...the last day I shall rise from the earth." (Job 19:25) "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." (Rev. 14:13) "Deliver me, O Lord, from death eternal..." "...on that fearful day, When the heavens..." "...and the earth shall be moved. When thou shalt come to judge..." "...the world by fire" (The "Libera me" from the Office of the Dead). "Pity me, pity me..." "...my friends, for God's hand has struck me." (Job 19:21)

All Souls Chapel - Memorial plaques

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All Souls Chapel - Stained glass incl. Stations of the Cross

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Ascension and Annunciation Mausoleums

Sign. Mausoleum entrance. Cross mosaic. Risen Christ statue. Inside one of the mausoleums. Inside one of the mausoleums. Annunciation relief. Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre

Resurrection Garden Mausoleum

Sign. Main entrance. Courtyard entrance. Statue of Our Lady. Risen Christ statue. Inscription on wall. Inscription on wall. Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre

All Saints Mausoleum

Sign outside mausoleum. Main entrance overhang. Outside the St. Bernard chapel in the All Saints mausoleum. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton relief. Plaque next to St. Elizabeth relief. St. John Neumann relief. Plaque next to St. John Neumann relief. Memorial plaque in the mausoleum. Sign above entrance to St. Bernard chapel. St. Bernard Chapel. Altar. Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre St. Andrew mosaic. St. Peter mosaic. Tree with inscriptions of the deceased. St. Theresa relief. Inside the mausoleum. Inside the mausoleum. Inside the mausoleum. Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulchre

Christ Our Light Mausoleum

Exterior of most recently built mausoleum. Relief on the outside of the Christ Our Light Mausoleum. Relief on the outside of the Christ Our Light Mausoleum. Relief on the outside of the Christ Our Light Mausoleum. Chapel inside the Christ Our Light Mausoleum, seen from above. Chapel inside the Christ Our Light Mausoleum, without the chairs. Stained glass window in the chapel. Pieta relief. Stairway. Inside the mausoleum. Statue of St. Joseph. Sacred heart statue. Portrait with biblical verse. Portrait with biblical verse. Portrait with biblical verse. Portrait with biblical verse. Portrait with biblical verse. Memorial plaque.

Historical Photographs

Entrance to Lake Rd. cemetery, 1892. Source: Roman Catholic Institutions of the City of Rochester, N.Y. All Souls chapel, 1892. Source: Roman Catholic Institutions of the City of Rochester, N.Y. Poplar walk at the cemetery, 1892. Source: Roman Catholic Institutions of the City of Rochester, N.Y. Bishop Hickey preaches outside of the chapel. Source: Albert R. Stone negative collection Blessing of the graves, 1922. Source: Albert R. Stone negative collection Interior of All Souls Chapel, 1951. Source: Diocese of Rochester 1951 Directory