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Church of the Japanese Martyrs Cemetery

Memorials	:	2
Location	:	Welland, Niagara Regional Municipality, Canada
Phone	:	905-734-4172
Website	:	www.holycrosscemeterywelland.com
Coordinate	:	42.9970170, -79.2503614
Description	:	This small cemetery is located at 48 Church Street in Welland, Ontario. It is bounded on the East by Aqueduct St., on the North by Elizabeth St. and on the West by family dwellings. It was in use from 1863 to 1921 and is all that remains of the first Catholic Church established in Welland which bore the same name. The cemetery’s name is a reference to the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan, a group of Christians who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597 at Nagasaki. The graves in the cemetery reflect the development of the city during... Read More	This small cemetery is located at 48 Church Street in Welland, Ontario. It is bounded on the East by Aqueduct St., on the North by Elizabeth St. and on the West by family dwellings. It was in use from 1863 to 1921 and is all that remains of the first Catholic Church established in Welland which bore the same name. The cemetery’s name is a reference to the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan, a group of Christians who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597 at Nagasaki. The graves in the cemetery reflect the development of the city during the period. Work on the Welland Canal brought prosperity to Welland and an influx of European workers including Irish, French, Italian, Hungarian, Croatian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian and Polish. All original records of the church and cemetery before 1913 are lost. There may be graves here that are without headstones and some headstones may be illegible. The cemetery was surveyed and headstones transcribed by the Niagara Peninsula Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society in 1985. The Holy Cross Cemetery office has a copy of this report. The cemetery closed when Holy Cross Cemetery opened. The Church of the Japanese Martyrs Cemetery is maintained by Holy Cross Cemetery, located at 50 Woodlawn Road, Welland, ON, L3C 3J5. Requests to access the cemetery may be directed to the Holy Cross Cemetery Office at 905-734-4172.

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Latitude: 42.9970170
Longitude: -79.2503614

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