Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery
The Jesuit Community Cemetery on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., is the final resting place for Jesuits who were affiliated with the university. It was first established in 1808 and was moved to its present location in 1854.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: historic cemetery at Georgetown University
- Also known as: “Georgetown Jesuit Cemetery”, “Georgetown University Jesuit Cemetery”, and “Jesuit Community Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riggs Library and Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart.
Riggs Library
Library
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Healy Hall is a National Historic Landmark and the flagship building of the main campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States. Constructed between 1877 and 1879, the hall was designed by Paul J. Riggs Library is situated 550 feet southeast of Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery.
Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart
Church
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Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, often shortened to Dahlgren Chapel, is a Roman Catholic chapel located in Dahlgren Quadrangle on the main campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The chapel was built in 1893, and is located in the historic center of the campus. Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart is situated 370 feet south of Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery.
Statue of John Carroll
Work of art
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Bishop John Carroll is a statue by the sculptor Jerome Connor commemorating Archbishop John Carroll, the founder of Georgetown University and the first Catholic bishop in the United States. Statue of John Carroll is situated 450 feet southeast of Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burleith and Georgetown.
Burleith
Neighborhood
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Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover Archbold Park to the west.
Georgetown
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Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Rosslyn
Suburb
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Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90829° or 38° 54′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.07357° or 77° 4′ 25″ westOpen location code
87C4WW5G+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 43973512OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q56724236
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “耶稣会社区公墓”
- Chinese: “耶穌會社區公墓”
- Spanish: “Cementerio Comunidad Jesuita”
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