Cemeteries · Scottish Highlands
St Peter's Cemetery
St Peter's Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Aberdeen · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
St Peter's Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Opening hours: May-Sep: 08:30-19:00; Oct-Apr: 08:30-15:30. Coordinates: 57.1596°, -2.0979°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St. Peter's Cemetery, later St. Mary's Cemetery, is the oldest Catholic cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, containing an estimated 3,000 graves dating from 1784 until 1843. It is located in Downtown Halifax at the corner of Spring Garden Road and Grafton Street under a parking lot beside the St. Mary's Basilica and owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.
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Background
History
The cemetery was created following passage of the 1783 Nova Scotia Catholic Relief Act which legalized land titles held by Roman Catholics and repealed penalties against Roman Catholic priests. The law allowed Halifax Catholics to build St. Peter's chapel in downtown Halifax and establish a cemetery on consecrated ground beside the church. Records for the first two decades of the cemetery have been lost, but burial records from 1801 onwards detail the interments of 2,578 men, women and children until the cemetery was closed in 1843. A conservative estimate of deaths for the first 20 years of the cemetery brings the total to 3,000 graves. The St. Peter's church and cemetery was renamed St.…
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- Coordinates
- 57.1596, -2.0979
- District
- Aberdeen City
- Postcode
- AB24 3HZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeen South
- Established
- 1784
- Nearest railway station
- Aberdeen — 1.9 km
- Opening
- May-Sep: 08:30-19:00; Oct-Apr: 08:30-15:30
Sources
- osm: w136617966 (ODbL)
- commons: St Peter's Cemetery, Aberdeen.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: St. Peter's Cemetery (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Peter's Cemetery?
- St Peter's Cemetery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB24 3HZ).
- When was St Peter's Cemetery built?
- Built or established in 1784.
- Who owns St Peter's Cemetery?
- St Peter's Cemetery is owned by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.
- How do I get to St Peter's Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Aberdeen, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB24 3HZ.