![]() ![]() It lies east of the Catholic cemetery and has a separate entrance. The section, designed by Carlo Maciachini, opened in 1872 to replace the cemeteries of Porta Tenaglia, Porta Magenta, and Porta Vercellina. It includes two battery-operated electric hearses built in the 1920s. Near the entrance there is a permanent exhibition of prints, photographs, and maps outlining the cemetery's historical development. ![]() The cemetery has a special section for those who do not belong to the Catholic religion and a Jewish section. The memorial of about 800 Milanese killed in Nazi concentration camps is located in the center and is the work of the group BBPR, formed by leading exponents of Italian rationalist architecture that included Gianluigi Banfi. The Civico Mausoleo Palanti designed by the architect Mario Palanti is a tomb built for meritorious "Milanesi", or citizens of Milan. The main entrance is through the large Famedio, a massive Hall of Fame-like Neo-Medieval style building made of marble and stone that contains the tombs of some of the city's and the country's most honored citizens, including that of novelist Alessandro Manzoni. Many of the tombs belong to noted industrialist dynasties, and were designed by artists such as Adolfo Wildt, Giò Ponti, Arturo Martini, Agenore Fabbri, Lucio Fontana, Medardo Rosso, Giacomo Manzù, Floriano Bodini, and Giò Pomodoro. Officially opened in 1866, it has since then been filled with a wide range of contemporary and classical Italian sculptures as well as Greek temples, elaborate obelisks, and other original works such as a scaled-down version of the Trajan's Column. It is noted for the abundance of artistic tombs and monuments.ĭesigned by the architect Carlo Maciachini (1818–1899), it was planned to consolidate a number of small cemeteries that used to be scattered around the city into a single location. The Cimitero Monumentale (" Monumental Cemetery") is one of the two largest cemeteries in Milan, Italy, the other one being the Cimitero Maggiore. Sep/?/1920, Plot: Border Avenue East 1775 Dec/28/1891, Plot: Woodside Avenue & Serpentine Path 686 Dec/2/1904, Plot: Woodside Avenue & Serpentine Path 686 Jul/2/1909, Plot: Witch Hazel Path West 469 Sep/?/1916, Plot: Division Avenue South 2409 Jan/?/1969, Plot: Central Avenue North 3631 Oct/?/1917, Plot: Woodside Avenue West 1630 ![]() Jan/14/1914, Plot: Division Avenue North 1292 SEXTON, William, Plot: Laurel Avenue East 102 Apr/?/1916, Plot: Gladiolus Path East 1454 Jun/13/1869, Plot: Laurel Avenue East 102 Dec/11/1880, Plot: Laurel Avenue East 102 Aug/?/1899, Plot: Gladiolus Path East 1454 SEXTON, Adelaide (Howard), Plot: Methodist Grounds 273 Mar/2/1868, Plot: Gladiolus Path East 1393 Oct/3/1929, Plot: Beechwood Path East 3246 Sep/8/1922, Plot: Sweetbriar Path North 274 Jul/?/1927, Plot: Serpentine Path North 332 May/8/1859, Plot: Syringo Path North 1186 Feb/14/1882, Plot: Strawberry Path West 2094 ![]() Aug/14/1970, Plot: Central Avenue North 3652 Apr/1/1887, Plot: Chestnut Avenue East 1459 Feb/?/1944, Plot: Bayberry Path East 3242 Dec/?/1930, Plot: Gladiolus Path South 2319 Apr/1/1976, Plot: Anemone & Acanthus Paths 2888 Jan/?/1969, Plot: Monument Avenue East 3299 Oct/4/1879, Plot: Border Avenue East 1466 Jan/?/1928, Plot: Border Avenue West 1414 Jul/?/1949, Plot: Cherry Avenue West 1375 May/?/1921, Plot: Cherry Avenue West 1375 Apr/25/1975, Plot: Division Avenue North 2083 Jun/?/1921, Plot: Monument Avenue South 928 You can still find those notes and inscriptions by downloading the original Excel spreadsheet here. We converted the spreadsheet into HTML format, and eliminated the many notes and tombstone inscriptions found in there. Records published below represent an index to an extensive Excel spreadsheet published by Longmeadow Historical Society. Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Massachusetts Obituary Search, (1988-current).Massachusetts Newspapers, Full Search (1690-1992), 622 titles. ![]()
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