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Fourth-century Christian burial depicted in relief at the Shrine of San Vittore in ciel d'oro, Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan. The Greeks and Romans practiced both burial and cremation, with Roman funerary practices distinctly favoring cremation by the time Christianity arose during the Principate. However, the Jews only ever buried their dead.
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Jaffa (Joppa), the site of the house of Simon the Tanner where St Peter has risen St Tabitha from the dead and also her eventual burial site. The Jesus Trail. Lod (Lydda) – the traditional birth and burial site of Saint George, one of the most venerated Christian martyrs. Mount Carmel, site of Elijah's famous challenge to the prophets of Baal.
The list of cemeteries in the United States includes both active and historic sites, and does not include pet cemeteries. At the end of the list by states, cemeteries in territories of the United States are included. The list is for notable cemeteries and is not an attempt to list all the cemeteries in the United States.
Christian cemeteries in North America (4 C) Christian schools in North America (10 C) Churches in North America (18 C) Convents in North America (2 C, 2 P) M.
God's Acre Cemetery (also known as Salem Moravian God's Acre and Salem Moravian Graveyard) is a cemetery for the Moravian congregation in Old Salem, North Carolina.It is located around 100 yards (91 m) north of the town's Home Moravian Church and also serves the thirteen member churches of Salem's congregation: Ardmore, Bethesda, Calvary, Christ, Fairview, Fires, Home, Immanuel New Eden ...
Here are the burial locations of some of the most infamous American outlaws and gangsters so you can create your own macabre cemetery tour. Wikimedia Commons Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson
Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia is an important early-American cemetery. It is the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin and his wife, Deborah . Four other signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried here, Benjamin Rush , Francis Hopkinson , Joseph Hewes , and George Ross .