Catholic Cemetery (Mobile, Alabama)
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Catholic Cemetery, formerly known as the Stone Street Cemetery, is a historic 150-acre (61 ha) cemetery located in Mobile, Alabama. It was established in 1848 by Michael Portier, a native of Montbrison, France and the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Mobile. The cemetery contains roughly 18,000 burials[2] and has plots dedicated to various Roman Catholic religious institutes, including the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, Daughters of Charity, Little Sisters of the Poor, and Sisters of Mercy.[3] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1991, as a part of the Historic Roman Catholic Properties in Mobile Multiple Property Submission.[1]
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Stone Street Cemetery | |
Location | 1700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Mobile, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 30°42′35″N 88°4′27″W |
Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
Built | 1848 |
Architect | Multiple |
MPS | Historic Roman Catholic Properties in Mobile MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91000843[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 3, 1991 |
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