Beneath the Cross: A History of the College of the Holy Cross Jesuit Cemetery

Authors

Sarah Campbell M.A., M.S.I.S., College of the Holy CrossFollow

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

2023

Keywords

Cemeteries -- Massachusetts -- Worcester History; College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Mass.) -- History; Jesuits -- Necrology -- Massachusetts -- Worcester; Society of Jesus; Jesuits. New England Province -- History

Abstract

Abstract from video:

Beneath the Cross: A History of the College of the Holy Cross Jesuit Cemetery highlights the history of the Cemetery that spans the years 1846 to 2021. From 1846, when Bishop Fenwick first chose a spot overlooking the city of Worcester in the cemetery’s original location near Loyola Hall on the campus of the College of the Holy Cross, nearly 300 men have come to rest.

Using photographs, documents, and other archival materials, Beneath the Cross describes how the small cemetery, first founded near the College’s Dairy, was later expanded to a two-tier cemetery in the center of campus.

Repository Citation

Campbell, Sarah M.A., M.S.I.S., "Beneath the Cross: A History of the College of the Holy Cross Jesuit Cemetery" (2023). Staff publications. 20.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/lib_staff_publications/20