Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is aCatholic cemetery owned by theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and located inCheltenham Township, Pennsylvania .[ 1] It has a Philadelphia mailing address, 3301 West Cheltenham Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[ 2] but the grounds are in Cheltenham Township,Montgomery County . It was established in 1894 and is managed by StonMor Partners.[ 1]
The cemetery contains a large bronze statue of Christ created byJ. Otto Schweizer in 1949. The statue depicts Christ with his hands raised in a blessing and is named "Benediction".[ 3]
Stan Baumgartner (1894–1955), Major League Baseball pitcherHenry Burk (1850–1903), U.S. CongressmanJames J. Connolly (1881–1952), U.S. CongressmanMichael Crescenz (1949–1968), Medal of Honor recipient, reinterred inArlington National Cemetery Clare G. Fenerty (1895–1952), U.S. CongressmanWilliam J. Green Jr. (1910–1963), U.S. CongressmanBill Hallman (1867–1920), Major League Baseball playerBill Hewitt (1909–1947), professional football playerFrank "Lefty" Hoerst (1917–2000), Major league baseball pitcherJohn B. Kelly Sr. (1889–1960), Olympic gold medalist in rowing, father ofGrace Kelly John B. Kelly Jr. (1927–1985), Olympic bronze medalist in rowingMatt Kilroy (1866–1940), Major League Baseball pitcherRaymond Lederer (1938–2008), U.S. CongressmanJames R. Lloyd, Jr. (1950–1989), Pennsylvania State SenatorJames Washington Logue (1863–1925), U.S. CongressmanConnie Mack (1862–1956), Hall of Fame baseball player and managerBilly Maharg (1881–1953), Major League Baseball player and professional boxerWilliam McAleer (1838–1912), U.S. CongressmanJohn J. McVeigh (1921–1944),Medal of Honor recipientAustin Meehan (1897–1961), Philadelphia politicianFrancis J. Myers (1901–1956), U.S. CongressmanDavid Reilly (1971–2005), lead singer of the bandGod Lives Underwater Frank Rizzo (1920–1991), mayor of PhiladelphiaJoseph J. Scanlon (1924–1970), Pennsylvania State SenatorSteve Yerkes (1888–1971), Major League Baseball player
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