St. Joseph's Cathedral Bell in Forest Lawn Cemetery - Buffalo, NY
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Rayman
N 42° 55.395 W 078° 51.970
17T E 674144 N 4754500
This bell, formerly located at St. Joseph's Cathedral in downtown Buffalo, can now be found inside the main entrance to Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM1MRD
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2007
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A plaque at the base of the bell reads as follows:
"This bell is given to Forest Lawn Cemetery in loving memory of John Roffo Oishei. A lifelong resident of Buffalo, industrialist & philanthropist, by his daughter, Patricia Oishei Colby. Laudate dominum omnes gentes.
The Rt. Rev. John Timon, first bishop of Buffalo, commissioned for St. Joseph's Cathedral in 1866 a carillon of 43 bells from Bollé, Père & Fils of Mans, France. This bell was the second largest and weighs 1.5 tons. The Latin inscription comes from Psalm CXVII and means Praise the Lord All Ye Nations.
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