Home > United States of America > District of Columbia > District of Columbia > Washington > Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land Cemetery
Memorials : 3
Location : Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Phone : (202) 526-6800
Coordinate : 38.9375900, -76.9835200
Description : The Very Reverend Charles A Vassani (1831–1896) established the US Commissariat of the Holy Land in 1880, in New York City. It was from this location that Rev Vassani and Fr Godfrey Schilling OFM (1855-1936) began to plan to build a "Holy Land in America" and a Holy Sepulchre. They envisioned building on a high hill on Staten Island, overlooking the entrance to New York's harbor. These plans were later dropped. Eventually the plans changed to a wooded hilltop in Brookland, Washington DC. In 1897, Fr Godfrey purchased the McCeeney Estate in Brookland in order to found a monastery and... Read More

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  • Where is Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land Cemetery?

    Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land Cemetery is located at 1400 Quincy St NE Washington, District of Columbia ,District of Columbia , 20017USA.

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    3 memorials

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    Latitude: 38.9375900
    Longitude: -76.9835200

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