Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Rochester, New York)

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Established 1871 Country United States Size 332 acres (1.34 km) Founded 1871		Location Rochester, New York Type Catholic Public Website www.holysepulchre.org Phone +1 585-458-4110

Address 2461 Lake Ave, Rochester, NY 14612, USA Hours Open today · 8AM–5PMMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturday8AM–5PMSunday8AM–5PM Burials Louise Brooks, Francis Tumblety, Patrick O'Rorke Similar Mount Hope Cemetery, St Charles Borromeo Church, Main Street Armory, Durand Eastman Park, Henry DeLand House

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in Rochester, NY. The cemetery is across Lake Avenue from Riverside Cemetery.

Notable Burials

Patrick Barry, co-founder of the Ellwanger & Barry Nursery that helped change Rochester from the "Flour City" to the "Flower City"

Raymond J. Bowman, United States Army infantryman who served in World War II and the subject of several notable photographs taken by Robert Capa that were published in Life magazine.

Louise Brooks, famous silent film actress

Assunta Cantisano, co-founder of Ragú

Richard J. Curran, Mayor of Rochester and Medal of Honor recipient

Red Dooin, catcher and manager for the Philadelphia Phillies

James P.B. Duffy, congressman

Jean Giambrone, Rochester's "First Lady of Sports," the first female to be awarded full press credentials at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

"Rattlesnake Pete" Gruber, local eccentric, owner of Rattlesnake Pete Museum of rattlesnakes and oddities

Edward D. Hoch, author of detective fiction

George Mogridge, pitcher for the New York Yankees and Washington Senators and other teams

Ralph E. Quattrociocchi, state senator

Colonel Patrick O'Rorke, civil war hero

Francis Tumblety, Jack the Ripper suspect

Catherine de Valera Wheelwright, mother of Éamon de Valera

References

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Rochester, New York) Wikipedia

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