Roman Catholic Parish Cemetery
Harbour Grace, Terre-Neuve et Labrador, A0A, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2006/01/10
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2006/01/13
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Roman Catholic Parish Cemetery is a small cemetery located on a quiet, one way street in the community of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador. The designation is confined to the boundaries of the cemetery delineated by a fence.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Roman Catholic Parish Cemetery has been designated a Municipal Heritage Site because it has spiritual value. This cemetery, located next to the Rising Sun Loyal Orange Lodge, dates to circa 1799, and was no longer used by 1856. With headstones almost completely eroded by time and weather, this ancient burial ground still commands respect and an air of reverence. Huge markers reveal weathered, elaborate homage’s to those interred in the cemetery grounds, but today they stand precariously among the heaving ground and foliage. A single sign stands near the gateway which simply says, “Heritage Site, Oldest Known Grave Stone, 1802”. The largeness of the headstones and their shapes and designs reveal the importance placed on this cemetery by the Roman Catholic community of 19th century Harbour Grace, and its subsequent designation as a municipal heritage site shows the importance of this cemetery to the present community.
Source: Passed by a motion of Harbour Grace Town Council, held January 10, 2006
Éléments caractéristiques
All those elements that define the early nineteenth century cemetery, including:
-all remaining grave markers, including their sizes and shapes;
-organic pattern of graves;and
-location, orientation and dimensions.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Terre-Neuve et Labrador
Autorité de reconnaissance
Municipalités de TNL
Loi habilitante
Municipalities Act
Type de reconnaissance
Terre, structure ou édifice patrimonial municipal
Date de reconnaissance
2006/01/10
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1799/01/01 à 1856/01/01
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- Les institutions religieuses
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Site funéraire, cimetière ou enclos
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1 Springdale Street, St. John's, NL, A1NC 5V5
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
NL-2536
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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