Catholic Cemetery (Mobile, Alabama)

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Stone Street Cemetery
MPS
Historic Roman Catholic Properties in Mobile MPS
NRHP reference No.91000843[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1991

Catholic Cemetery, formerly known as the Stone Street Cemetery, is a historic 150-acre (61 ha)

Roman Catholic religious institutes, including the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, Daughters of Charity, Little Sisters of the Poor, and Sisters of Mercy.[3] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1991, as a part of the Historic Roman Catholic Properties in Mobile Multiple Property Submission.[1]

History

Catholic Cemetery was established by the

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception a decade earlier. The vast majority of burials predate the American Civil War.[3]

By January 1866 the older section of the cemetery was full, prompting Bishop

All Soul's Day Mass and Rosary.[3]

The New Catholic Cemetery was opened to the rear of the older burials in 1948, greatly expanding the total acreage of the cemetery as a whole. This newest section offered perpetual care, something lacking within the older sections. The oldest areas of the cemetery became neglected, vandalized, and overgrown after this period, as family members died or moved away. Efforts to tame this area began in 1984, but it had become overgrown again within a decade. The archdiocese hired a crew to keep the cemetery clear of overgrowth in 1998[3] and 2006 saw the formation of the Friends of Catholic Cemetery, an organization dedicated to restoring the cemetery to its former state.[2][5]

Notable interments

Gallery
  • The Daughters of Charity plot and monument.
    The Daughters of Charity plot and monument.
  • A view within the 1848 section looking north toward the 1866 section.
    A view within the 1848 section looking north toward the 1866 section.
  • The Arata-Moore Mausoleum.
    The Arata-Moore Mausoleum.
  • The McDonnell Mausoleum.
    The McDonnell Mausoleum.

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Werneth, George (14 Apr 2008). "Old Catholic Cemetery getting new life". Press-Register.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Sledge, John Sturdivant. Cities of Silence: A Guide to Mobile's Historic Cemeteries, pp. 66–79. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 2002.
  4. ^ John S. Sledge (Spring 2002). "Mobile's Old Catholic Cemetery". Alabama Heritage. Archived from the original on 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  5. ^ "Friends of Catholic Cemetery". Historic Mobile Preservation Society. July 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
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