Sacred Heart Cemetery

Roman Catholic cemetery in Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Not to be confused with Sacred Heart Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site.

Sacred Heart Cemetery

The gate of Sacred Heart Cemetery

Details
Established| 1874
Location|

980 Graham Road
Florissant, Missouri

Country| United States
Coordinates| 38°46′54″N 90°20′01″W﻿ / ﻿38.7815889°N 90.3335648°W﻿ / 38.7815889; -90.3335648﻿ (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
Type| Catholic
Owned by| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
No. of graves| >11,500
Website| Official website
Find a Grave| Sacred Heart Cemetery

Sacred Heart Cemetery is a Catholic Cemetery located in the Florissant suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.[1]

## History

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Sacred Heart Cemetery is owned by the Archdiocese of St. Louis. It was consecrated in 1874 after the local German settlers of Sacred Heart Catholic Church requested a plot of land to build a new cemetery. Their request was satisfied and the cemetery was constructed and initially given the name of the "German Catholic Cemetery", however it was eventually named Sacred Heart Cemetery in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.[2]

## Notable interments

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* Martin James Monti – U.S. Army Air Corps pilot who defected to Nazi Germany in World War II.
* Tina Isa – Teenager killed by her parents in an honor killing.

## References

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1. ^ "Sacred Heart Cemetery | Archdiocese of St. Louis". cemeteries.archstl.org. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
2. ^ "Sacred Heart | Locations | Cemeteries". cemeteries.archstl.org. Retrieved 2020-12-24.

## External links

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* Sacred Heart Cemetery at Find a Grave
* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sacred Heart Cemetery

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