Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California)

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, California is an American Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Established in 1887 on 300 acres (1.2 km2) of a former potato farm, it is the oldest and largest cemetery established in Colma to serve the needs of San Francisco.

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Holy Cross Mausoleum
Details
Established1887
Location
Colma, California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37°40′16″N 122°26′43″W
TypeCatholic
Owned byArchdiocese of San Francisco
Size300 acres (1.2 km2)
WebsiteHoly Cross Cemetery
Find a GraveHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery
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History
Memorial for those relocated from Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco; buried in a collective grave
Memorial for those relocated from Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco; buried in a collective grave

Several notable people are buried at Holy Cross, including former politicians, and people of the California Gold Rush. Many of the people interred at the Catholic Calvary Cemetery of San Francisco, were reburied between 1937 and 1945 at Holy Cross in a project to relocate graves outside of the city.[1][2] There is a memorial sculpture features three crosses and reads: “Interred here are the remains of 39,307 Catholics moved from Mt. Calvary Cemetery in 1940 and 1941 by order of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Rest in God’s Loving Care.”[3]

This cemetery also contains one British Commonwealth war grave, of a Canadian Infantry soldier of World War I.[4]

Two of the three cemetery sequences in the film Harold and Maude were filmed here.[5]

Notable burials

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, main entrance drive

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Joe DiMaggio

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Holy Cross Cemetery shortly after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

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References
  1. Svanevik, Michael; Burgett, Shirley (2017-05-17). "Matters Historical: How dead San Franciscans were moved to Colma". The Mercury News. ISSN 0747-2099. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  2. Kastler, Deanna L. (2010-07-22). "Cemeteries". Encyclopedia of San Francisco. SF Museum and Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  3. Branch, John (2016-02-05). "The Town of Colma, Where San Francisco's Dead Live". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  4. CWGC casualty record.
  5. Hartlaub, Peter (2018-05-30). "'Harold and Maude': meeting cute at a funeral". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  6. Mino-Bucheli, Sebastian (October 7, 2021). "Some of the Most Famous People Buried in Colma (With Map)". KQED.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Enders, Eric. "Cy Falkenberg". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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