Saint Raymond's Cemetery (Bronx)
Catholic cemetery in Bronx, New York City, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint Raymond's Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery at 2600 Lafayette Avenue in the Throggs Neck and Schuylerville sections of the Bronx, New York City, United States. The cemetery is composed of two separate locations: the older section (main entrance is located at 1201 Balcom Avenue), and the newer section (where most present-day burials now take place), both east of the Hutchinson River Parkway. The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge is located adjacent to the cemetery's newer section, while the neighboring Throgs Neck Bridge can be seen from a distance.
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Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°49′30″N 73°50′02″W |
Owned by | Archdiocese of New York |
The cemetery is owned and operated by the Archdiocese of New York. It is the only Catholic cemetery in the Bronx and is one of the busiest cemeteries in the United States with nearly 2,500 burials each year.[1] The cemetery provides in-ground burials, in-ground crypt burials in the new Holy Cross section, Mausoleum burials and niches for cremains and burials in the base of the gigantic granite Cross located in the Holy Cross section. There is also a special Garden of Innocents where still-born and young babies are laid to rest. A portion of the St. Peters section was set aside in 1964 for the burial of the Archdiocese's clergymen.[1] It would be great to share the great Billie Holiday is resting there. Why would she not be listed at this Cemetary as a remarkable singer and legendary voice. Did the Feds stop you as they stopped her for not wanting her to sing Strange Fruit. The disrespect needs to be fixed.