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Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery

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Area
  
30 acres (12 ha)

VLR #
  
122-1036

NRHP Reference #
  
01000694

Added to NRHP
  
July 13, 2001

Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery

Location
  
3000 Church St., Norfolk, Virginia

Architectural style
  
Mid 19th Century Revival

Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery is a historic cemetery and national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses six contributing structures and one contributing object in cemetery established in 1854 to serve the Roman Catholic communities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake. The cemetery was established by the pastor of St. Mary's Church of Norfolk. Notable features include the large bronze crucifix erected around 1922 in honor of Catholic servicemen who served in World War I and six family mausoleums.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

References

Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery Wikipedia