St. Francis Borgia Catholic Cemetery - Washington, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 32.665 W 091° 00.947
15S E 672921 N 4268088
Huge Catholic Cemetery established in 1834
Waymark Code: WMZ8GJ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2018
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County of cemetery: Franklin County
Location of cemetery: Jefferson St. & E. 14th St., Washington
Number of graves: 6,100+
Operated by St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church
Sitting in a huge natural bowl, almost like an amphitheater, with the cemetery chapel as the stage area. This cemetery has only one Famous resident. He was a major league baseball player to gain fame, but was a World War II veteran with 5, yes I said 5 Bronze Stars...
The old section has tombstones, but most interments are the modern, and neutral in ground flat stones with no distinction of family pride or character.
"The Catholic Church teaches that death is not an end of life but a change. In the burial of a Christian, family and friends celebrate the faith of a deceased person and Christ’s victory over death and suffering. Christian burial is a time for family and friends to console each other with the healing words of Christ and the liturgy of the Church." ~ St. Francis Borgia