AGM 2015 conference presentations

During the conference at AGM 2015 we have seen many interesting presentation touching the subject of Foreigners in Significant Cemeteries.

AGM 2015 photo glimpses

So many moments, so many details. To remember.

SEFITDIECI'15 - Cultural Heritage of the Cemeteries

SEFITDIECI is the annual meeting of Utilitalia-Sefit members, the leaders of the largest cemeteries in Italy.

Monumental Cemetery in Milan, open air museum. A new series of events


On Sunday 1 November 2015 from 10 am to 5.30 the Monumental Cemetery of Milan will host a new series of events, organized by the City Council to enhance and promote this treasure chest of art and make the Monumental Cemetery be part of the cultural life of the city.

Et lux perpetua. An evocative concert inside the Monumental Cemetery of Trento

On Monday 2 November 2015, at 7 pm, an evocative concert inside the Monumental cemetery of Trento will celebrate the Day of the Dead.

Eastern Cemetery (Rennes, France)

Eastern Cemetery (Rennes, France)
The Eastern Cemetery (“Cimetière de l’Est”) was created in 1887 and it is the largest cemetery in the city of Rennes.

About the cemetery

This contemporary cemetery, where diversity and innovation are keywords, is a true reflection of the modern city of Rennes, its inhabitants and also developments of the funeral practices since the end of the 19th century. The architectural and sociological perspectives aspects of this location are interesting.

In addition to the interesting architectural and sociological aspects of the cemetery, the military heritage is also very important. The German military section and the Commonwealth section show the European dimension of the Eastern cemetery. Every summer, many foreign tourists come to visit these graves.

Furthermore, some important personalities are buried at the Eastern cemetery. One of them is Guy Parigot, a well-known actor theater producer who had a brilliant career in Rennes, in France and also worldwide, mostly in the United States and Canada.

In the middle of the cemetery, one can see a central way planted by bicentenary oak trees on each side, which were offered by the Tsar Nicolas II of Russia. At the main entrance of the cemetery, a room is available for families who want to pay their respect to the deceased and to organize civil funerals.

Basic data

The Eastern Cemetery is owned by the City of Rennes and managed by the City Hall of Rennes and the Funeral Department. At present, it isn’t protected, except through the Eco Label - a quality label for ecological green spaces.

The cemetery covers 163.142 m2 of land and includes 29.000 graves, of which 2.000 are military graves. There are also 1.600 cinerary niches (1.000 places in columbarium, 500 urn tombs, and 100 cinerary places).

The most representative nationalities buried at the cemetery are French and Maghreb (mainly Algerian and Moroccan). The predominant religions present are Catholic, Islamic, Jewish and Buddhist.

Important graves and monuments

The Rallé Chapel
The funeral chapel of Rallé family was created in 1967. It was designed and built by the architect Charles Rallé, son and brother of building contractors, for the family’s burials.

The French Remembrance’s monument
The monument of the national and local association French Remembrance (in French “Souvenir Français”) was created in 1901. This monument was constructed thanks to an initial public offering. It is the work of the architect L. Balle and the marble worker V. Folliot. This is an ossuary for the 1870 War Veterans and also the soldiers deployed in Rennes, died before the First World War. This monument of 31 m2 is a major component of the Eastern cemetery. In front of it, there is a central way bordered by bicentenary oak trees. Behind it, the French remembrance space protects more than 2.000 burials of fallen soldiers of the World War 1.

The Small eastern lighthouse
The small eastern lighthouse (in french “petit phare de l’Est”) was created in 2011.This space mainly receives the remains of lifeless children. It has been designed and built by Stéphane Bernigaud, plastic artist, in collaboration with the Funeral Department of Rennes. On the small eastern lighthouse, there is a fresco with some volutes and naïve arabesques. In this place there are also a tree with tapes, a box to receive some letters, a little memory column. All of those items have been created for deceased children, and for the mourning of their family.

The common grave
The common grave of the Eastern Cemetery was created in 2006. It is the final resting place for much deceased people. This ossuary was inaugurated in October 31, 2006. Philippe Le Ray, a blacksmith and a carver, he created this masterpiece named “The flower of life” (in French “La fleur de vie”), in cooperation with Anne Nazart, a landscape architect who designed the space around it. The Flower of life lies on a blue and red checkerboard made of shale. It is more than 4 meters high and represents all the dignity and respect for their dead people. This creation was promoted by The “Dignity Cemetery” Collective (in French Collectif “Dignité Cimetière”), and also by Rennes city.

Jean Boucher’s grave
The burial place of the sculptor Jean Boucher was created in the 20th century. In this grave are the human remains of the famous sculptor: Jean Boucher (1870-1939), who won the Second Rome Prize of sculpture in 1894 and 1898. His work was marked by an impressive creation of war memorial dedicated to WW1 soldiers, which are located in neighbour communities of Rennes as also in Paris, Verdun, Lyon and Guernsey…Jean Boucher was also popular for teaching. He tutored some famous sculptors such as Paul Belmondo. This grave is ornate by two bronze sculptures of his creation.

More on this LINK.

Innovative spots at the cemetery

  • The White Garden, unique in France, with a successful landscape in terms of meditation for cremated lifeless children.
  • The Common Grave is now seen as a real place for meditation, and not only for an unwelcome place for families.
  • The creation of a "river of dispersal" and a cinerary space with columbaria (influenced by Brittany Region), urn tombs and cinerary fields, is being elaborated. This area is planted with several kind of trees.

For visitors of the cemetery

The virtual tour allows seeing the graves of some personalities, with texts, photographs, videos. The website dedicated to cemeteries of Rennes. It will have a digital platform, online databases, preview of locations and detailed routes, information about funeral services, news… The first online databases version will become operational in the middle of 2015. In its second version, the website shall be provided for e-payment. By the end, there will be a virtual meditation of the dead. For already 15 years, the tourist office of Rennes City offers guided-tours inside the Eastern Cemetery to allow visitors to discover this location.

Programmes of research, conservation and preservation

  • A Heritage census of the Eastern Cemetery is being implemented by the city of Rennes.
  • Gaëlle Clavandier, professor at Saint-Etienne University, and Philippe Charrier, scientist at the CNRS of Lyon ("Centre Max Weber" in Lyon), as part for their research about perinatal bereavement, have contacted the city of Rennes, in relation to the White Garden. With the virtual tour, this project was presented in their class.
  • The student Rozenn HUAULT (University of Rennes 2), in 1989-1990, has written a thesis in sociology: "Life in the Eastern Cemetery of Rennes".
  • In 2007, Guillaume Perrette has obtained a specialty certification "Management of ornamental trees", with his "Analysis of arboreal heritage of the Eastern Cemetery".
  • The Eastern Cemetery is listed on the websites www.tournagesbretagne.com and www.filmfrance.net

Cemetery contacts

Cimetière de l’Est
Place du Souvenir Français
35000 Rennes
France

Tel: (+33) 2 23 62 16 00

Other contacts

Nathalie Bidan (in charge of Funeral heritage)
Address: Northern Cemetery, 36 avenue Gros Malhon, 35000 Rennes, France
Tel: (+33) 2 23 62 10 15
Email: n.bidan@ville-rennes.fr

Eliane Ammi (Funeral Department co-manager, in charge of digital innovation)
Address: East Cemetery, 1 place du Souvenir Français, 35000 Rennes, France
Tel: (+33) 2 23 62 16 00
Email: e.ammi@ville-rennes.fr

Patrice Quénot (Funeral Department manager)
Address: City Hall of Rennes, Place de l’Hôtel de Ville CS 63126, 35031 Rennes, France
Tel: (+33) 2 23 62 10 10
Email: p.quenot@ville-rennes.fr

The Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno hosts "Dante 750. Descent into Hell"


28th – 29th October 2015 The Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno, Genoa - Italy, hosts Dante 750. Descent into Hell, a performance by the actor and director Alessandro Tampieri.
The performance was already held with great success in Bologna and Trento. Now Genoa wants to have a new experience doing it in the Cemetery of Staglieno.
Alessandro Tampieri  plays a selection of the most famous verses of Dante's Hell in one of the most beautiful and evocative location: it will be a special evening walk, at the discovery of some of the artistic treasures of the monumental cemetery.
The performance held on 29th October is addressed in particular to students. Two important academics have been invited: Francesco De Nicola, lecturer at the University in Genoa will speak about Dante and his modernity, Caterina Olcese Spingardi, Art Historian at Soprintendenza Belle Arti e Paesaggio della Liguria, will speak about the Cemetery of Staglieno.
Celebrating 750 years from Dante's birth, the intention is to keep alive the heritage of one the most important poets of history, focusing on his absolute modernity and brightening up his force through theatre.

4 October 2015: the events at Monumental Cemetery of Milan

With the aim to  promote the cultural evaluation of the Monumental Cemetery of Milan, the City Council organizes a series of events called Monumentale: Musei a Cielo Aperto (Monumental Cemetery: an open air museum).

The events take place every first Sunday of each month, and they are curated by Fondazione Milano Scuole Civiche. 
Students of the Scuole Civiche give voice to famous people resting at the Monumental Cemetery, staging short plays written and produced specifically for these occasions.

On Sunday 4 October 2015, from 10 am to 6 pm, the Monumental Cemetery will host theatrical performances, music shows, guided tours and much more.
Free entrance.

The complete programme is available here (in Italian): www.fondazionemilano.eu

AGM 2015 report

On September 24th, the Annual General Meeting took place at Gabroveni Inn in Bucharest, Romania.

Monumental Cemetery of Messina (Messina, Italy)

Monumental Cemetery of Messina (Messina, Italy)
The Monumental Cemetery of Messina is one of the most important monumental cemeteries in Italy and also one of the most artistic.

Basic data

The monumental Cemetery of Messina is owned and managed by the Municipality of Messina, Department Urban Environment cemetery services. It covers 220.000 m2. and the predominant nationalities at the cemetery are Italian and English. The main religion is Christian.

About the cemetery

On March 22, 1872 the transfer of the remains of Messinian patriot Giuseppe La Farina from Turin to Messina becomes a propitious occasion to inaugurate, although incomplete, the beautiful Monumental Cemetery of Messina, which was born in the wake of the new Napoleonic measures, and which carries the signature of the Massinian architect and professor Leone Savoja. The latter was inspired by an idea of space that was already in use in ancient building like theaters. He uses and exploits the slope of a hill located between the suburban Palmara and the area of S. Cosimo, sul modello di Mosella, for design a cemetery that was a place of rest and enjoyment for both the living and the dead.

The cemetery was a place of respect but also an enjoyment for the eye that starting at the courtyard at the entrance of the Monastery, could gradually turn to the strait. Or you could simply entertain yourself with lively debates on morality within the large and airy arcaded buildings. In the memorial chapel, the central element of this architectural design gives you plenty of space for the intellectual glories of the city with the beautiful cenotaphs of famous men like the one in the center, dedicated to Giuseppe La Farina, work of sculptor Gregorio Zappalà which represents an allegorical figure of crying Italy. 

Historical and artistic aspects

Messina is a city ravaged both from the calamity and from the carelessness of men. The Monumental Cemetery of Messina fully meets the spirit of time and finds strict affinity not only with the most important Italian monumental cemeteries but also with those in Europe, such as Perè Lachaise di Alexandre Thèodore Brongniart who startes to design it in 1803. The Cemetery of Messina is a garden of sculptures of memory in which sculptors, painters, plasterers and architects of the time could show their mastery. Everything seems to be inspired by a deep meaning and high aesthetic value – from low wrought iron gates for the delimitation of tombs to the most impressive monuments.

In the cemetery you can find expressive portraits and "talking" allegories related to life, death, but also to the profession of the deceased. Essentially eclectic architectural companions that bring together all the original ideas of the ancient and the contemporary aesthetic. Epigraphs that give us the tone of the literary sensibility. All in the beautiful setting of a historic garden of great rarity and beauty.

Significant aspects of the cemetery

  • Expression of European Romanticism Art and Culture
  • Witness of Italian Patriotism
  • Valuable Heritage building of Messina’s Romantic period
  • Valuable Heritage building of Messina’s Rationalism period
  • Wrought iron decoration
  • Existence of a flourishing trade English colony in Messina
  • Presence of Well-know characters
  • Open air Museum City

Main parts of the cemetery

The Atrium of public celebrations is located in the low part of the cemetery. It has a parterre and pond. On the top there is the basilica San Basilio degli Azzurri.

The Famedio is a memorial chapel that is crossed by an underground tunnel, resembling the catacombs, containing the remains of famous men of Messina. There you can find cenotaphs and burials of Giuseppe La Farina (work of art by Gregorio Zappalà), of Felice Bisazza (work of art by Gaetano Russo), of Giuseppe Natoli (work of art by Lio Gangeri) and others. The work was inaugurated on March 27 1872 and for the occasion the remains of Giuseppe Farina were transferred here from Torino. The Famedio is located in the middle part of the cemetery and consist a portico with ionic capitals, crowning columns and the remains of a basilica.

The Cenobio is an example of Art Gothic Revival that is located in the high part of the cemetery. The design of Cenobio Grand Cemetery of Messina, also known as Gothic chapel or convent, is currently attributed to architect Giacomo Fiore (1808-1893), as part of the realization of the cemetery complex. The level ground around the Cenobio contains valuable tombs, almost all made within the last decades of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Until 1908, the Cenobio was in use, as well as the conduct of religious services at the residence of the Great Cemetery and accommodation of chaplain - director and his assistant.

Important graves and monuments 

  • The tomb of Pierce Chapel (1921, by Vincenzo Vinci) - Funerary Chapel of Giorgio Pierce and his family. High example of Eclectic neo - Romanesque style in the shape of a small temple with portico entrance, covered by an unusual "pagoda". The same motive is repeated in the elaborate cornice crowning and battlements of the high spire terminal. The tomb consist of wrought-iron, frescos, gold wood, mosaic decorations.
  • Monument to the Financiers, victims of the earthquake of 1908 (1921, by V. Pardo Roma)
  • Monument of Letterio d’Andrea (1912, by G. Scarfì)
  • Cenotaph and Burial of Giuseppe La Farina (1872, by G. Zappalà) - Personification of Italy like a lady that cries for the famous patriot. On the top of the urn there is the bust of La Farina.
  • Cenotaph and Burial of intellectual and poet Felice Bisazza (1872, by G. Russo) - Personification of Literature like Apollo and two angels. There is also a portrait of the poet in front of Cenotaph.

Educational aspects

For schools, to visit it, can become a source of total immersion in the ancient and multiple insights for further teaching of local and European history.

Think of the cemetery as a place of cultural discovery and as a tourist circuit, but still with respect to the sacred places. Is an effort of the imagination that once made becomes highly natural and can trigger important phenomena of aggregation. From this perspective is also linked to the promotion and protection of the existing. Elsewhere the inclusion of places like this in the tourist-museum circuit has become a reality - the Perrè Lachaise in Paris is one of the most visited places of the French capital.

The very encouraging response received from the city and then by schools during a project named “Messina Christmas of the Angels and the Garden of Sculptures of Memory” between 2010 and 2011 was confirmed by hundred of visitors who participated in guided tours at the cemetery. This is a good sign for the future of this idea - offering guided cultural tours to discover the cultural richness of this urban space.

As highlighted in a recent conference held on 22 October 2014 in the town Hall of Messina with the title “Gran Cemetery Museum of Art and Culture in the park of Memory”, there are two acres of memory of the city to protect and promote.

Written works about the cemetery

  • Amato Antonino. 1988. Il Famedio di Leona Savoja: dalle necropoli di età preistorica al Gran Camposanto di Messina. Messina: Edas edizioni.
  • Amato Antonino. 1991. Il Cenobio del Gran Camposanto di Messina, studi e rilievi 2 vol. Messina: Edas edizioni Attard.
  • Vincenzo Giorgio. 1995. Il Cimitero degli inglesi Appunti- Epigrafi- Elenchi. Messina: Perna.
  • Azzolina Pippo and Molonia Giovanni. 2000. Un libro aperto sulla città Il Gran Camposanto di Messina. Messina: La Grafica editoriale.
  • Caminiti M. Anna. 2013. Recinti sacri. I complessi cimiteriali come elemento di costruzione del paesaggio. Messina: Magika collana odierna.
  • Carbone Gaetano. Il Gran Camposanto di Messina (GBM).
  • De Pasquale Dario. 2010. Mille volti un’anima. Dal gran camposanto di Messina all'Unità d'Italia. Un percorso iconografico alla ricerca dell'identità perduta. Barcelona (Me): Sikelia.
  • Finocchio Giuseppe. 2010. Marmi alati, Messina il Natale degli Angeli/ il Giardino scultoreo della memoria Messina (Brochure).
  • Spina Luigi. 2013. Monumentale. Un viaggio fotografico all'interno del gran camposanto di Messina. Milano: Electa Mondadori.

Cemetery address

Dipartimento Cimiteri
Via Catania, n.118
98124 Messina
Italy

Cemetery contacts

Tel.: 0902923548 (contact center)
Fax: 090694542

Other contacts

Daniele Ialacqua (Assessor)
daniele.ialacqua@comune.messina.it

Giuseppe Finocchio (professional Cultural Heritage- Organising Cultural Events)
giusfi81@yahoo.it

Teresa Altamore (Historical - architectural consultant)
teresa.altamore@comune.messina.it

Lister Lane Cemetery (Halifax, United Kingdom)

Lister Lane Cemetery (Halifax, United Kingdom)
Lister Lane Cemetery, formerly known as The Halifax General Cemetery, was opened in 1841.

About the cemetery

The Lister Lane Cemetery was planned as a commercial enterprise by a private cemetery company, answering a much needed demand for burial space outside the overcrowded churchyards of a provincial town. The grounds were designed, according to the ideas of the time, not only as a safe and hygienic place of burial, but also a burial ground whose design and buildings would contribute to the improvement and respectability of the town as well as being a pleasant environment for contemplative walks. 

It was the first non-denominational burial ground in the area and its prospectus stated that people of any religion or of none could be buried here, so long as it was done with dignity. The cemetery committee retained flexibility to charge reduced rates to the poor and to ensure that all got a proper burial.

Basic data 

Lister Lane Cemetery is owned by the Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council and managed by the organization Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

It covers 12.141 m2 (1.2 ha or 3 acres) and tt is a landscape cemetery - a Garden Cemetery for “any Religion or none”.

People buried at the cemetery are mainly British but there are also some Irish, and a few from further afield. The predominant religion present in the cemetery is Christian. Moreover there are many Nonconformists, Methodists and Unitarians, some Catholics, other groups, and atheists.

Cemetery location and accessibility

Lister Lane Cemetery is situated, 1 km to the west of the centre of Halifax and occupies an area of 1.2 ha within an area of mid to late 19th century development, predominantly residential. The cemetery lies between Gibbet Street to the north and Lister Lane to the south and is surrounded by a high stone wall with gated access. The main entrance to the cemetery is near the western end on Lister Lane which is formed by three stone gate piers containing what would have been a carriage entrance and a pedestrian entrance. Almost symmetrically opposite, on the northern boundary on Gibbet Street is a similar entrance, for carriages only. It is thought that hearses arriving through the Gibbet Street gates would deposit the bier for the funeral service and then leave through the Lister Lane gates. There is another pedestrian entrance (late 2oth century) situated in the south-east corner of the cemetery.

Cemetery design

The layout of the cemetery is simple and formal. It is laid out symmetrically about a central axis linking from west to east, with a central walk and a broad flight of stone steps. The steps form the central feature in a terrace which separates a higher level to the west comprising an underlying structure of walled crypts and dominated by a dense collection of fine monuments above ground. In contrast, the lower level in the eastern half is more open in character, dominated by rows of gravestones, more widely spaced. From the terrace, there are good views to the east across the centre of Halifax and to the rising moors beyond.

The mortuary chapel stands in an elevated, central focal position in the higher level of the cemetery. It is a small stone building, in the Greek style with Doric pilasters, and a pedimented east front, and is approached by steps on its east side. Crypts, created in the cellar of the chapel and incorporating space for burial, were never used. It is now derelict, the roof having collapsed some time ago but the walls have been stabilised. A cemetery lodge and a former stonemason’s yard (now demolished) once stood to the west of the entrance off Lister Lane.

Significant aspects of the cemetery

As Halifax’s first general cemetery it has historical significance as the last resting place of some 20,000 individuals, forming a complete cross-section of Halifax society of the time. It is an important part of Calderdale’s rich architectural heritage, where fine examples of Victorian memorial architecture may be seen. Enclosed by high stone walls, it is a green oasis, three acres of tranquility, a place of ecological value and natural beauty which lies not far from the busy town centre of Halifax offering a place to relax or take outdoor exercise. It is also an attractive location for photography and sketching and for outdoor work for volunteers interested in gardening and conservation work.

Furthermore, the cemetery is listed in Historic England’s ‘Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England’. The principal reasons for its designation at Grade II included:

  • An early garden cemetery (1839-1841) of the second decade of garden cemetery design. It was designed by James Day, a local land agent and surveyor.
  • The site survives largely complete with a focal (mortuary) chapel (Grade II listed) now derelict.
  • The cemetery contains a notable range of catacombs incorporated into the change of level of the site as a viewing terrace.
  • The cemetery was the first in a series of mid to late 19th century developments in Halifax which included the building of Belle Vue House built by a member of the Crossley family who owned a large carpet manufacturing business; almshouses; middle class housing; churches; and People’s Park.
  • Local social interest expressed in burials.

Important graves and monuments

Crossley Family vault and monument - Grave No. 147–152
This vault holds the remains of the three Crossley brothers, John (1812-1879), Joseph (1813-1868) and Francis (1817-1872) who built up the largest carpet-manufacturing business in the world at Dean Clough - John Crossley & Sons Ltd. All three brothers were dedicated businessmen, who also sought to serve the borough of Halifax in public life, and to improve the lot of local working people.

Grave of Jonas Dearnley Taylor (1829-1902) - Grave No. 474-475
Founder member and first secretary (a position he held for nearly 50 years) of the Halifax Permanent Benefit Building Society. In 1928, the Halifax Permanent merged with the Halifax Equitable Benefit Building Society to become the Halifax Building Society which was the largest such society in the world. In addition to Jonas Dearnley Taylor, Lister Lane Cemetery is the last resting place of a remarkable number of significant men involved in the early building society movement.

Grave of Benjamin Rushton (1785-1853). Grave No. 3577
The Halifax Chartist and handloom weaver, who was a radical agitator for over thirty years. He championed the cause of the handloom weavers; campaigned against the New Poor Law; and gained a reputation as a nonconformist preacher with a deep commitment to social justice. Attendance at his funeral in 1853 has been described as the last major Chartist gathering in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Grave of Lieutenant-Colonel Godfrey Phipps Baker (1786-1850) - Grave No. 1276
He saw service in the East India Company, serving alongside Thomas Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore. An amateur archaeologist and surveyor, he was commissioned to undertake surveys for military and political purposes. Baker accompanied H.C. Cornelius to investigate the 9th Century Bhuddist temple of Borobudur in Java, becoming one of the first westerners to sketch the remarkable monument, now a World Heritage site. Many of Baker’s sketches and drawings can be found in the collections of the British Library and Royal Asiatic Society.

Two graves of veterans of the Battle of Waterloo (1815):
    • Grave of Robert Nutter (1792-1867) - Grave No. 3819
He joined The Royal Horse Guards on 16th August 1813 serving at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815 in Lieutenant Colonel Hill's F Troop. Discharged as a Private on 7th February 1817 as part of the reduction of the army after Waterloo. His later occupation was as a weaver.
    • Daniel Milton (1780-1856) - Grave No. 4200
A volunteer soldier, he was discharged on 15th September 1818 after twenty-one years service which included seventeen years in the 95th Rifles in which he served during the Battle of Waterloo. His death certificate described him not as a be-medalled Waterloo veteran, but simply as “workman at a carpet factory”. He was buried in a public grave. In 2014, a memorial stone was erected over the grave (the first to be installed in the cemetery for some decades), made possible by a legacy in memory of a departed Friend

Conservation and preservation of the cemetery

A main priority is the preservation of the monuments at the cemetery. In collaboration with the Bereavement Services of Calderdale Council and with the help of a local, professional stonemason, the Friends have an ongoing project of re-erection, repair and stabilisation of the monuments.

The original burial registers of the Halifax General Cemetery Company are still extant. The burial records have been transcribed into a searchable database and the intention is to make this information (along with biographical data, images, etc) freely available to family historians, researchers etc., on the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery website. As a result, we will be seeking professional input to determine the best way of achieving this outcome.



Contacts

Ann Wilkinson
Tel: +441422 260177
Email: friendsofllc@yahoo.co.uk or ann.wilkinson0@talk21.com

Website: www.listerlanecemetery.co.uk/

City Cemetery of Zadar (Zadar, Croatia)

City Cemetery of Zadar (Zadar, Croatia)
The City Cemetery of Zadar was established in 1820. The first burial dates back to 1821 and the oldest preserved grave stone comes from the year of 1822.

Basic data

The City Cemetery of Zadar is owned by the City of Zadar and managed by T.D. Nasadi d.o.o.

It is a landscape, religious cemetery. The prevalent religions present in the cemetery are Catholics and Orthodox, but in recent years also Muslims are buried there. Most deceased are Croats, Serbs and Bosnians. In the past, one part of the cemetery was Jewish, but after World War II it has changed owners.

The area of the cemetery occupies about 11 hectartes, devided into 10 areas and every area is divided by grave fields. It includes about 7.000 tombs and about 1.500 ground burials but the number is increasing since the cemetery is still expanding, following the development of the city.

Architecture on the cemetery

There are two chapels in the cemetery - Catholics and Ortodox. The Chatolic chapel was constructed in 1866. It has arcades to its left and right and also some graves inside the chapel. The Ortodox chapel on the other hand was built in 1910 by civil engineer Anton Matezenik.

In 1934, the cemetery was expanded for the first time. At this time the structures near the entrance were constructed as well as the facade which exists unchanged to this days. It's called the New Cemetery B.

One of the attractions at the cemetery is also the ancient Roman aqueduct, built in the 2nd century in the time of Roman emperor Trajan, that delivered water from Lake Vrana to the city.

Important graves and monuments

The oldest part of the cemetery has some valuable and lovely memorial plates and gravestones and some of them were created by famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Rendić, who worked on well known monuments in Croatia, including in other Croatian cemeteries.

Some important tombs in the cemetery are the tomb Borelli, tomb Vlahov, tomb Abelich, tomb Tomassich and others.

Some famous people buried in the cemetery are:

  • Ante Brkan (died in 2004) - the most important photographer in Zadar. He marked the emergence of the Modern Croatian photography.
  • Zvonimir Brkan (died in 1979) - together with his brother Ante Brkan is among the most important Croatian photographers. He has had about 230 photo exhibitions around the world.
  • Giuseppe Ferrari Cupilli (died in 1865) - writer and cultural historian. He wrote plays, poems, translations and other contributions to the cultural history of Zadar and Dalmatia.
  • Tomaso Burato (died in 1910) - carried the title of Imperial and Royal court photographer. He was called “maestro photo elegance”.
  • Blagoje Bersa (died in 1934) - was a Croatian musical composer. He set the foundations of modern archestar style in Croatia, introduced into the opera realistic subject matter.
  • Jospi Bersa (died in 1932) - Croatia writer and archaeologist, also a conservator and the director of Archaeological Museum. It was the author of numerous studies on the archaeological sites of Dalmatia.
  • Don Ivo Prodan (died in 1933) - Roman Catholic professor, writer and journalist. He established and opened the Catholic Croat printing office.
  • Josip Brčić (died in 1895) - the pharmacist who was the first full time photographer. Also he opened the first photographic studio.
  • Ivan Brčić (died in 1870) - the catechist and teacher of Croatian language. His Glagolitic „Chrestomathia“ in 1859 is the first publication in 19th century.

Preservation and conservation

From 1974, the oldest section of the cemetery (incorrectly referred to as New Cemetery A) is under the protection of State Directorate for Cultural Heritage Protection. Also the Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments protects the oldest part of the cemetery that date back to the 19th century.

The tombs in the cemetery are divided into four categories, according to their value, beauty and importance to the families that created them. The most significant category 1 includes the most important tombs. Nothing regarding their original appearance can be changed.

Address

City Cemetery of Zadar
Franka Lisice 46
23000 Zadar
Croatia

Contacts

Phone: +385 23 302 865
Email: info@nasadi.hr

Website: http://www.nasadi.hr/

AGM change of venue

Annual General Meeting and conference will take place at Gabroveni Inn.

The Old South Cemetery (Munich, Germany)

The Old South Cemetery (Munich, Germany)
The Old South Cemetery (“Alter Südlicher Friedhof”) was established in 1563, during the reign of Henry V, the Duke of Bavaria.
The cemetery was located outside the city gates for victims of the plague. In addition to plague victims, initially poor people, social outsiders and suicides were buried there. Protestants and Jews were denied the burial at first. In 1789 burials within the city walls were generally prohibited by order of Elector Karl Theodor II. It was then that the Old South Cemetery became the Central Cemetery of Munich.

Today the Old South Cemetery is defined as a Historical Cemetery and it is one of the oldest existing cemeteries in the city of Munich. With its 450-year history it has great significance for the city of Munich and beyond.

Basic data

The cemetery covers 95.000 m2 and it once included about 20.000 graves but there are only 5.000 tombs preserved today. The predominant nationality of the deceased is German, while the predominant religions are Catholic and Protestant. People of Muslim, Jewish and Orthodox religions are also buried there. Since 1944 burials are no longer carried out in the cemetery.

Important graves and monuments

  • Ellen Ammann
  • Friedrich von Gärtner
  • Leo von Klenze
  • Ludwig von Schwanthaler
  • Ferdinand von Miller

Management of the cemetery

When the Old South Cemetery became the Central Cemetery of Munich, the management of cemeteries in Munich was completely transferred from the church in state hands. In 1818, with the new Bavarian Constitutional, the city of Munich received its local self-determination and thus the management of cemeteries in Munich.

Today, the Old South Cemetery is owned and managed by The City of Munich, Department of Health and Environment and it is protected by nature conservation and monument preservation. Since 1973 the cemetery has been registered in its entirety, including funeral monuments, in the list of important monuments in Bavaria. Since 1989 it is also a protected landscape.

Cemetery design

In 1818, the cemetery was fundamentally redesigned by Gustav Vorherr and Friedrich von Sckell and received its present form and shape. In 1850 the cemetery by Friedrich von Gärtner has been extended to the new part of the cemetery in the form of "Campo Santo". With the opening of the forest cemetery in 1907 the formation of new graves was no longer allowed in the Old Southern Cemetery. In 1943 the area was heavily damaged by bombing and since 1944 burials are no longer carried out in this cemetery. In 1953 the architect Hans Döllgast began with the restoration of the cemetery in the form of "interpretative reconstruction".

Significant aspects of the cemetery

The Old South Cemetery is a historic graveyard of European importance. The collection of historically important arts and tombs is unique - it is like a big open-air museum. At the same time, the cemetery is with its diversity of plants and animals a green oasis of great ecological importance for the city. Today, the Old Southern Cemetery is an eminent place in the Munich city center - for local people as well as for tourists.

Conservation and preservation

For the purposes of preservation and conservation of the Old South Cemetery, some projects have been carried out in recent years and will be continued also in the future. Around 3,000 tombs have been renovated since 2004 in terms of their stability. About 60 individual monuments were restored. Parallel to the renovations, a scientifically supported inventory of all tombs in the Old South Cemetery took place between 2004 and 2007. Also an inventory of the existing flora and fauna in the cemetery was conducted until 2013.

Cemetery address

Thalkirchner Straße 17,
80337 München,
Germany

Management adress

Landeshauptstadt München,
Referat für Gesundheit und Umwelt

Städtische Friedhöfe München,
Damenstiftstraße 8 80331 München,
Germany

Management contacts

T: +49 (0) 89 23199 201
E: staedtische-friedhoefe.rgu@muenchen.de

Cemetery Boninovo (Dubrovnik, Croatia)

Cemetery Boninovo (Dubrovnik, Croatia)
Both Municipal and Orthodox cemetery were built on land where summer residences of Dubrovnik nobility once had been.

Basic data

Cemetery Boninovo is owned by the City of Dubrovnik and managed by Boninovo d.o.o. It is a community and religious cemetery which covers 15.400 m2 of land and contains 1982 graves. It is protected by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, the Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and by the Conservation Department in Dubrovnik.

Important graves and monuments 

Nationalities

Burials in cemeteries reflect the demographics of the population of the city of Dubrovnik. At the municipal cemetery of the Holy Cross, today in the main cemetery those buried are mostly Croats, but there is a small number of ltalians who settled in Dubrovnik in the 19th century. There has been a small number of Austrians, Czechs, Poles and other nationalities who moved to Dubrovnik during the Austro-Hungarian rule.

At the Orthodox cemetery mostly Serbs are buried, but there is also a small number of Montenegrins, Greeks and Russians. Burials of Russians can be divided into two groups: one representing Russians who had stayed in Dubrovnik for business reasons or had been in transit, and several workers of Imperial Russian consulate in Dubrovnik have been buried there. The second, larger group, are Russian immigrants who had come to Dubrovnik after the Russian Revolution, of whom many acclimatized and permanently settled in Dubrovnik.

At the Jewish cemetery only Jews and Croats were buried, with a few Jews of other nationalities (Austria, Hungary, Italy), who occasionally resided in Dubrovnik.

At the Muslim cemetery mostly Bosniaks and Croats have been buried, with occasional individual burials of Muslim of other nationalities, eg. from Albania or Macedonia.

Religions

At the municipal cemetery of the Holy Cross, which to this day has been the town's principal cemetery, almost exclusively Catholic residents were buried until the Second World War. There were individual burials of members of other communities, but their number is negligible and mostly represent the burials of a spouse of a Catholic. In the last fifty years burials of members of all faiths and atheists have taken place in the municipal cemetery, but due to religious affiliations of Dubrovnik population, burials with Catholic rites are prevalent.

Given that up to the Second World War the Orthodox cemetery of St Archangel Michael had been confessional cemetery run by the Serbian Orthodox church. The burials were conducted almost exclusively for the members of the Orthodox church. Apart from that, a certain number of burials of members of Anglican and Protestant churches has been recorded in this cemetery. However, due to population who used the grave plots and for family reasons, today mostly members of Orthodox community are still buried here.

At Jewish and Muslim cemeteries, burials are carried out mostly for members of the respective religious communities. The rare exceptions are usually a spouse or family members of Jewish or Muslim communities in cases when they are of a different faith.

History

In the town of Dubrovnik, as well as in most European states, the establishment of first cemeteries occured in the first half of the 19th century. Residents of Dubrovnik had previously been buried in churches and monasteries and in their close proximity. During the occupation of Dubrovnik by the French in April of 1808, a decree was passed, prohibiting burials of the deceased within the city walls. However, the war and lack of space close to Town had not led to instantaneous establishment of new cemeteries. In the following thirty years, Catholic population, which made up the majority of the town's population, used the churchyard adjoining the church and convent of St. Mary on Dande as the principal burial ground. Only the Jewish population opted for a burial ground away from the town centre and in 1811 established a graveyard at Boninovo, northwest of the Town. In 1837, following several unsuccessful attempts at finding a new location, Orthodox Parish completed its new cemetery at Boninovo and the church of St. Archangel Michael.

Apart from these two confessional cemeteries, between 1855 and 1860 the municipal cemetery was also established on its present location. In 1882 the cemetery was adjoined by a cemetery chapel of the Holy Cross built in Neo-Romanesque style. Eventually, in 1935, a small cemetery for members of the Muslim community in Dubrovnik was also established, which set the confines of the cemetery and its facilities. After the World War II, the local government took over the cemeteries' management from religious communities, and today the cemeteries are managed by a municipal utility company.

Design

It has not yet been established which architects and engineers influenced the design of the cemeteries at Boninovo. It can be assumed with high probability that it was municipal service engineers who operated these and other projects assigned to them in the field of urbanism and architecture. After the First World War, cemetery management was entrusted to Božo Bacelj, who maintained the high level of cemetery's design and landscape.

Designs of grave memorials, in cases when they were not brought in from different locations abroad, which happened rarely, were influenced by local artists, such as drawing teacher and natural scientist Baldo Kosić, architect Ivo Ćurlica and sculptor Frano Kršinić. The largest number of memorials were made by local stonecutters and masons.

In the Interwar Period, most graveside memorials were made in the workshop of Giovanni (lvo) Collonna, an Italian acclimatized in Dubrovnik who owned a thriving stone-carving business. Far from being just a skillful craftsman, some of his memorials demonstrate artistic talent as well. Other masons also worked on Dubrovnik cemeteries, namely Mauro Sagrestano, Mauro Martucci, Ermeneđildo Job, Vicenzo Capurso, Frano Kršinić, Mato Kršinić etc. That explains the many analogies between the monuments on the cemeteries of Dubrovnik.

Other relevant data

A peculiarity of Dubrovnik cemeteries is that both Municipal and Orthodox cemetery were built on land where summer residences of Dubrovnik nobility and citizens had been. During the Russian-Montenegrin siege of Dubrovnik in 1806, the town's surroundings were devastated, with many summer villas in Boninovo burnt, thus clearing the space which could potentially be used for other purposes. Subsequently the Orthodox cemetery was built in the garden of the summer villa of Pozza-Sorgo family, with the summer villa reconstructed and enlarged to make a sacral building, and with the central tree alley of the old summer villa converted into the main alley of the cemetery.

The Municipal cemetery follows the same pattern; the main alley leading to the main entrance to the Holy Cross chapel was the alley in the former garden, and the chapel with adjoining rooms is a reconstruction of the burnt summer villa which had belonged to the Altesti family. The earlier use can be observed in today's cemetery walls which were actually the wall fences of former estates, and present-time, with the main gate of the municipal cemetery adapted from the preserved gate of Altesti summer residence.

In conclusion, we may say that the complex of Boninovo cemeteries in Dubrovnik has gone through the stylistic stages of Classicism, Historicism, Modernism and simplicity prevailing in the second half of the twentieth century, almost devoid of any stylistic traits. Grave memorials were built in each of these styles, and apart from average monuments, there were also high quality creations in accordance with Dubrovnik standards.

It is also worth pointing out a particularity and specificity of Dubrovnik which occur and prevail in this context - typical modesty reflected in town's architecture over centuries. The distinctive modesty of Dubrovnikers, be they Catholics, Orthodox or Jewish, was further demonstrated in their grave memorials in the 19th century. Just one walk through Dubrovnik cemeteries will suffice to attest this fact. While elegant, most grave memorials are modest and simple in comparison with those in cemeteries of similar merchant towns on the Adriatic coast - Split, Zadar, Rijeka or Trieste - such as spectacular mausoleums, magnificent sculptural works by famous sculptors, spacious parks and cemetery chapels.

It is worth noting that the conversion of former summer residence district into modern cemetery space through the 19th century was pioneered by the town's minorities, first Jewish and then Orthodox communities, whose model of conversion of summer residence into a cemetery chapel and the garden into burial ground was followed by Catholic population twenty years later with the construction of Municipal cemetery. The choice of periphery proved to be a good one, although today the cemetery is situated almost in centre of the city of Dubrovnik.

Address

Boninovo Cemeteries
Između tri crkve 1
Dubrovnik
Croatia

Contacts

Zlatko Uršić
Email: boninovo.doo@du.t-com.hr
Phone: 00385 2041 6205

Štefi Ljubimir
Email: boninovo.doo@du.t-com.hr
Phone: 00385 2041 6216

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AGM 2015 Programme and conference

Programe of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference 2015.

Guided walk at Varaždin Cemetery - highlights

Varaždinsko groblje
On 2nd June 2015, during the Week of discovering European Cemeteires (WDEC), a guided walk named "Revived Past" took place at the Varaždin Cemetery (Croatia).

XVI National Symposium of the Funeral Sector (Granada, Spain)

Granada, Spain
On 30th September and 1st October 2015, the XVI National Symposium of the Funeral Sector will be held in Granada (Spain).

Funerary Architecture Symposium (Ravenna, Italy)

Monumental cemetery of Ravenna (Ravenna, Italy)
From 22nd to 24th October 2015, the first Funerary Architecture International Symposium will take place in Ravenna (Italy).

Harokopio University of Athens (Athens, Greece)

Angelina Lagou

Angelina Lagou

Angelina Lagou attended the Harokopio University of Athens in Greece. 

Guided Tour at Monumental Cemetery of Messina

Monumental Cemetery of Messina (Messina, Italy)
On 21 June 2015, a guided tour took place at the Monumental Cemetery of Messina (Italy), entitled "The memory garden: Between art and peotry".

Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno


4 June 2015 Commemoration of the Centenary of the First World

Lectures at Kensal Green Cemetery and a Dickens Fellowship event

Kensal Green Cemetery (London, United Kingdom)
Two lectures and a Dickens Fellowship event will take place at Kensal Green Cemetery in June and July 2015. 

WDEC 2015 - Discovering the mysteries of Arenys de Mar Cemetery

Arenys de Mar Cemetery (Catalonia, Spain)
A night guided tour took place at the Arenys de Mar Cemetery (Catalonia, Spain) on 7th June 2015 at 9.00 pm with actor Roger Pou.

AGM 2015 sign up

Join us for amazing 3 days in Bucharest.

After the Annual General Meeting of our association an interesting conference will follow titled Foreigners in Significant Cemeteries. Check the programme at this page.

May 24th 1915. The river Piave whispered:" The stranger will not come in!"

A NEW OCCASION TO VISIT THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERY OF TURIN

AGM 2015 - hotel reservations

This year's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place from 24th to 26th of September 2015 at the Gabroveni Inn.

WDEC 2015 - Night guided tour at cemetery of Sant Antoni Abat

Sant Antoni Abat or Cantagallet Cemetery (Alcoy, Spain)
During the Week of discovering European Cemeteries, a night guided tour will take place at the Sant Antoni Abat Cemetery (Alcoy, Spain).

WDEC 2015 - events at cemeteries in Maribor

Dobrava Cemetery (Maribor, Slovenia)
During the Week of discovering European Cemeteries 2015, some interesting events will take place at Dobrava and Pobrežje Cemetery in Maribor.

Elections call

Call for candidates for Steering Committee and president of ASCE.

WDEC 2015 - Culture cycle of Porto Cemeteries

Agramonte Cemetery (Porto, Portugal)
During the Week of discovering European Cemeteries 2015, several guided tours and other events will take place at the Porto Cemeteries.

WDEC 2015 - Virtual Tour of the Cemeteries in Ljubljana

Žale Cemetery (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
The visualisation separately includes Žale Cemetery, the other 17 cemeteries managed by our company and Plečnik's Žale Cemetery, where users can also see the virtual interior of the mortuary.

AGM 2015: Call for papers

Foreigners in Significant Cemeteries

WDEC2015 - Discovering Turin's Monumental Cemetery (Italy)

Family Grave: Brondelli di Brondello
Artist: Giacomo Ginotti
picture by: Simona De Pascalis

Special guided tours through the emotion of the discovery of art and history at the Monumental Cemetery of Turin (Italy) in the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries.

Saturday 30th of may:
10.30 am
A walk to the Monumental between curiosity and celebrities Reservations at the telephone number +39.349.570.511.8
  1.45  pm
The Holy Shroud through the works of the Monumental
Reservations at the telephone number +39.339.605.736.9 
  2.00 pm
The route of Resistance in World War II
Reservations at the telephone number +39.347.312.041.9
  3.00 pm
Crumbs of history.
Reservations at the telephone number +39.347.487.627.7

Saturday 31st of may:
11.00 am - 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Representation of the sacred rituals of the Jewish tradition inside the cemeteries.                                                                                Reservations at the telephone number +39.347.489.166.2
  1.45  pm
The Holy Shroud through the works of the Monumental
Reservations at the telephone number +39.339.605.736.9 
  2.30 pm
The Monumental revealed: wandering among the friendly graves of the cemetery 
Reservations at the telephone number +39.339.388.598.4
  



WDEC 2015 - Night guided tour at at the Cemetery of Ciriego

Night guided walk during WDEC 2015
Join us on the night guided tour entitled “Heroins. Portraits of women in the face of adversity” (Heroinas. Mujeres ante la adversidad).

WDEC 2015 - guided walk at Varaždin Cemetery

Varaždinsko groblje
Guided walk named "Revived Past" will take place on 2nd June 2015 at 11.00 am. It is organized by the students of secondary school of Business and Tourism Varaždin and Parkovi Inc.

WDEC 2015 - Guided walk at historic Mõigu Cemetery

One of the few survived headstones at Mõigu.
Estonian Heritage Society invites to guided walk at historic Mõigu Cemetery on 27th of May at 16.00.

WDEC 2015 - Guided walk at the Old Cemetery of Podgorze

As every year, association PODGORZE.PL invites you to a guided walk at Old Cemetery of Podgorze (Stary Cmentarz Podgorski, Krakow, Poland).

Municipal Cemetery of the Capuchins (Mataró, Barcelona)

Municipal Cemetery of the Capuchins (Mataró, Barcelona)
The Catholic cemetery of the Capuchins began to provide services in 1817 and today consist of 13.612 graves.

About the cemetery

The Catholic cemetery of the Capuchins (Cementiri Municipal dels Caputxins) began to provide services in 1817, when members of the Board of Works of Santa Maria started to be buried at the top of the convent’s grounds. This area was then purchased by the Capuchin community in 1820. The rest of the estate of the Capuchins (including the ruins of the convent, abandoned because of the fire in 1835), was expropriated by the state and auctioned in 1844 as a “Bé Nacional” (National asset) where it was purchased by the Board of Works of Santa Maria. The same year, Miquel Garriga i Roca designed a new cemetery and a few years later, in 1876, the construction started. The new cemetery was located next to Catholic cemetery (recognized as the Protestant or Spiritualists cemetery). In 1982, the Catholic Church offered both cemeteries to the City Hall, which were then merged under the name Municipal Cemetery of the Capuchins.

Basic data

The Cemetery of the Capuchins is a municipal and civil cemetery, owned by the Mataró City Hall (Spain), managed by Cementiris Metropolitans CGC, S.L. and protected by the Local cultural heritage for the Government of Catalonia. It extends on the surface of 34.243 m² and holds 13.612 graves, of which 61 Pantheons, 56 Tombs and 13.497 Niches. The deceased are mainly Catalans of catholic religion.

Important graves and monuments

Some of the graves and monumenst on Municipal Cemetery of the Capuchins with historical and cultural meanings are:
  • Josep Puig i Cadafalch: He was born in Mataró and he was a “modernista” architect, the Catalan Art Nouveau, who designed many significant buildings in Barcelona like Casa Amatller, near the Casa Batlló, one of the most important buildings designed by Antoni Gaudí. Josep Puig i Cadafalch was the President of the Commonwealth of Catalonia (1917-24). He died in 1956 in Barcelona.
  • Miquel Biada i Bunyol: He founded in 1848 the first railway line in the Iberian Peninsula and that connected Barcelona with Mataró. However, he died 6 month before the inauguration so he couldn’t see his work.
  • Pantheon Marfà - Mesquera: Pantheon designed by Emili Cabanyes, 1906.
  • Josep Castellà i Vilà: He was a boat captain who transported people to New York, Cuba and Mexico during the war between Spain and USA. He repatriated soldiers after de Cuba’s war. He died in 1916 in Barcelona.
  • Domènec Rovira i Castellà: He was a young musician, an excellent pianist and the director of the Municipal Band of Mataró (1939-1944). He died in 1944, when he was 31 years old.
  • Tomb of the International Brigades:  Monument in memory for the international brigades that fought against fascism and dead in Mataró during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
  • Eugeni Pere Cendoya Oscoz: He was an important architect and disciple of Lluís Domènech i Montaner, who was highly influential on “Modernisme català”, the Catalan Art Nouveau. He died in 1975 in Barcelona. The sculptor was Frederic Marès, a famous sculptor who was made a lot of urban sculptures in Barcelona.



*Photo source: www.cementeriosvivos.es

Cemetery address

Carretera de Cirera, 239,
08304 Mataró
Barcelona
Spain

Contacts

Tel: +34 93 7574767
Fax: +34 93 7986905
Email: administracio@cementirismetropolitans.com

WDEC 2015 - events at Verano Monumental Cemetery

Verano Monumental Cemetery (Rome, Italy)
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Superintendence of Cultural Heritage of Rome has organized two concerts at the Verano Monumental Cemetery.

WDEC at Cemetery Trsat in Rijeka

Guided tours, musical performances and photo exhibitions.

Certosa of Bologna. WDEC and summer calendar 2015 (26 May - 29 September)

Thirty appointments plus guided visits.

WDEC 2015 - Literary-musical Cultural act in Cementiris de Barcelona

Cementiris de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
This event is a tribute to the poets and writers buried in the cemeteries of Barcelona.

WDEC 2015 - Guided tours at Verano Monumental Cemetery

Verano Monumental Cemetery (Rome, Italy)
During the Week of discovering European Cemeteries 2015, 12 interesting guided tours will take place at Verano Monumental Cemetery (Rome, Italy).

WDEC 2015 - free guided tours at Žale Cemetery

Žale Cemetery (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
In the next week, when there is the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries, we will have several activities at Žale Cemetery in Ljubljana.

Bloomsday 2015 at Glasnevin Cemetery. Dublin.


"When I die, Dublin will be written in my heart"