Chapel Hill

Calvary Cemetery is the oldest existing Roman Catholic cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Owned by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, it is the final resting place for many of the city's early influential figures. The cemetery was designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1981. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Nickname The City of Festivals, The Brew City, The Cream City, The Nations Watering Hole Location Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Government County Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 251. ... Interior of the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Milwaukee As of 2003, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee covers the City of Milwaukee as well as Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties, Wisconsin. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

With 75 acres and approximately 80,000 internments, the Victorian landscape contains many ornate statues, crypts and monuments.

History

On November 2, 1857 a tract of 55 acres for Calvary Cemetery was consecrated by Archbishop John Henni four miles west from the downtown area on Bluemound Road, the first road to be constructed by the Wisconsin Territory. [1] It was filled with the remains of the ten acre "Old Cemetery," which also contained the remains from Milwaukee's first cemetery established in the First Ward. By 1880 Calvary had 10,307 recorded burials and an additional 20 acres were added. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Wisconsin Territory became an organized territory of the United States by an act of U.S. Congress passed on April 20, 1836 which went into effect on July 3, 1836. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Both the Gothic Revival style gate house and Romanesque chapel were designed by architect Erhard Brielmaier, who also designed the Basilica of St. Josaphat. A service building was constructed sometime after 1890 in Queen Anne style using Cream City brick, a distinct light colored brick made locally. The building is still in use today. Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin Gothic Revival was an architectural movement with its origins in mid-18th century England. ... Interior of the Saint-Saturnin church St-Sernin basilica, Toulouse, 1080 – 1120: elevation of the east end Romanesque sculpture, cloister of St. ... The Basilica of St. ... The Buttermans, the historic home of John Newman, the butter king, is one of several Queen Anne mansions in Elgin, Illinois The Queen Anne style of British and American architecture reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century, manifesting itself in a number of different ways... Trimborn Farmhouse, located in Greendale, Wisconsin, shows the restored color of Cream City brick Cream City brick is a cream or light yellow colored brick made from red clay containing elevated amounts of lime and sulfur and found around Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the Menomonee Valley and on the western banks...

The wooden gate house with its triumphal arch and four-story tower was completed in 1897. It is the oldest building on the grounds and was repainted in 2002 when a new storage building was built to the west. Arc de Triomphe, Paris The Gateway of India, Mumbai, India A triumphal arch is a structure in the shape of a monumental archway, usually built to celebrate a victory in war. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Chapel Hill (originally Jesuit Hill) is one of the highest points in Milwaukee. It is used as a burial site for clergy and members of the various religious orders. Many of the city's early catholic churches such as the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Old St. Mary's and St. Gall's (now Gesu Church) also utilize cemetery grounds. A large Calvary cross stood at the peak until it was replaced with the chapel. Cathedral of St. ... Gezu Church Gesu Church is a Jesuit parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Calvary (Golgotha) is the English-language name given to the hill outside Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified according to Christian tradition. ...

The chapel was built in 1899 using Cream City brick and decorated with stone trim. An arched portico with limestone columns and a rose window set the entrance while three hemispherical apses flank the other three sides. It is crowned by an octagonal tower with a peaked roof and clerestory windows. Dedicated on All Souls Day in 1902, the chapel held mass on Memorial Day and All Souls Day until 1950, when the building's deteriorating condition made this impractical. 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Architectural elements | Stub ... This article is about an architectural feature; for the astronomical term see apsis. ... Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. ... All Souls Day by William Bouguereau All Souls Day (Commemoratio omnium fidelium defunctorum), also called Defuncts Day in Mexico and Belgium, is the day set apart in the Roman Catholic Church for the commemoration of the faithful departed. ... Relatives and others traditionally place flags near veterans headstones on Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (scheduled next for May 29th, 2006). ...

Archbishop Henni donated three acres of land across Bluemound Road to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin on September 9, 1879 for a monastery and church. In exchange, they were to perform funeral services at the cemetery when parish priests were unable to attend. The cornerstone for Holy Cross Church (now St. Vincent Pallotti East) was placed on October 26, 1879 and dedicated on April 20, 1880. The order blessed the cemetery on All Saints Day. The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) is an order of friars in the Roman Catholic Church, the chief and only permanent offshoot of the Franciscans. ...

Notable internments

Calvary Cemetery contains a monument dedicated to the approximately 430 people who died with the sinking of the Lady Elgin on Lake Michigan in 1860. Most of those lost in the tragedy were from Milwaukee's Third Ward Irish community and is the second greatest loss of life seen on the Great Lakes. The Lady Elgin was a steamship wrecked in Lake Michigan off Chicago, Illinois in 1860. ... Sunset on Lake Michigan Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... This article is about the group of North American lakes. ...

• Leonard Batz, professor at St. Francis Seminary, pastor and Vicar General
• John Black, elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate
• Erhard Brielmaier, noted architect who also designed the Basilica of St. Josaphat
• William Cary, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Wisconsin's 4th District
• Patrick Cudahy, industrialist and founder of the Patrick Cudahy meat packing company
• Peter Deuster, elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives and Senate
• Patrick Drew, served in the Wisconsin State Legislature
• Theodore Hilbert, city engineer and member of the Common Council
• Robert Johnston, founder of the American Biscuit Company, a precursor to Nabisco
• Solomon Juneau, co-founder of the City of Milwaukee and its first mayor
• Phillip Jung, early brewer whose business was acquired by Pabst Brewing Company
• Matthew Keenan, local politician who helped to establish the Old Soldiers' Home
• John Luick, founder of the Luick Ice Cream company
• Frederick Miller, founder of the Miller Brewing Company
• Caspar Sanger, businessman and representative in the Wisconsin Legislature

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See also

• List of Milwaukeeans
• List of mayors of Milwaukee

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External links

• Calvary Cemetery
• List of notable people at Calvary (PDF)
• Historic Preservation Commission Study (PDF)