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.

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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 Georgetown University and Riggs Library.

Georgetown University

University

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Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burleith and Georgetown.

Burleith

Neighborhood

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Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. 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.

Foxhall

Neighborhood

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Foxhall, also known as Foxhall Village, is a neighborhood in northwestern Washington, D.C., bordered by Reservoir Road on the north side, Foxhall Road on the west, Glover-Archbold Park on the east, and P Street NW on the south.

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″ north

Longitude

-77.07357° or 77° 4′ 25″ west

Open location code

87C4WW5G+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43973512

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q56724236

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مقبرة مجتمع اليسوعيين في جامعة جورجتاون”
Chinese: “耶稣会社区公墓”
Chinese: “耶穌會社區公墓”
Spanish: “Cementerio Comunidad Jesuita”

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