Calvary Cemetery (Memphis)
| Calvary Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Calvary Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1867 |
| Location | 1663 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 35°06′12″N 90°01′28″W / 35.10333°N 90.02444°W |
| Type | Public |
| No. of graves | 45,000 |
| Find a Grave | Calvary Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Calvary Cemetery |
Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee, is a historic Catholic burial ground consecrated in 1867.[1][2] Located at 1663 Elvis Presley Boulevard, it serves as the second Catholic cemetery in Shelby County, following the closure of St. Peter Cemetery.[3] It was founded in 1867 by Fr Martin Riordon.[4]
List of notable burials
- Justin Canale (1943–2011) professional football player[5]
- Dino Chiozza (1912–1972) professional MLB baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies[6]
- Lou Chiozza (1910–1971) professional MLB baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants[7][6]
- Phil Gagliano (1941–2016) professional MLB baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals[8]
- Samuel Henderson (c. 1827–1907) African-American groundskeeper and Catholic convert[9]
- Joseph Dominic Montedonico (1852–1909) Italian-American banker and insurance executive, a member of the Tennessee State Senate[10]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calvary Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee).
- ^ "Calvary Cemetery Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ "Calvary Cemetery". The Daily Memphis Avalanche. April 3, 1883. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-09-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis Calvary Cemetery - Memphis, TN (Address, Phone, and Fax)". www.countyoffice.org. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ Young, John Preston (1912). Standard History of Memphis, Tennessee: From a Study of the Original Sources. H.W. Crew. p. 515.
- ^ "Dominic Justin Canale". The Commercial Appeal. 2011-10-13. p. 44. Retrieved 2025-09-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Lee, Bill (2015-07-11). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Deaths of More Than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. McFarland. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4766-0930-0.
- ^ "Lou Chiozza Dies –Ex-Baseball Star". Memphis Press-Scimitar. 1971-03-01. p. 23. Retrieved 2025-09-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stukenborg, Phillip J. "Ex-Memphian, St. Louis Cardinal Phil Gagliano dies at 74". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ "A rock befitting St. Peter's: Samuel Henderson, a Black Catholic hero in the 1878 Memphis plague". Black Catholic Messenger. 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Shelby County, Tenn". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.