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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania)

1894 establishments in PennsylvaniaCemeteries established in the 1890sCemeteries in Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaCheltenham Township, PennsylvaniaRoman Catholic cemeteries in Pennsylvania
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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and located in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. It has a Philadelphia mailing address, 3301 West Cheltenham Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but the grounds are in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. It was established in 1894 and is managed by StonMor Partners.The cemetery contains a large bronze statue of Christ created by J. Otto Schweizer in 1949. The statue depicts Christ with his hands raised in a blessing and is named "Benediction".

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Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania)
Doe Lane, Cheltenham Township

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Doe Lane
19038 Cheltenham Township
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