Protestant Cemetery, São Paulo
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Established | 1858 |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Coordinates | 23°32′58.9″S 46°39′20.3″W / 23.549694°S 46.655639°WCoordinates: 23°32′58.9″S 46°39′20.3″W / 23.549694°S 46.655639°W |
Type | Protestant |
Website | ACEMPRO |
Find a Grave | Cemitério dos Protestantes |
The Cemitério dos Protestantes ("Cemetery of the Protestants") is a historic Protestant cemetery located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The cemetery is listed by CONDEPHAAT ( ) for its historical, cultural and social importance for the state of São Paulo.[1]
History[]
Background[]
When the German professor of law Julius Frank died in 1841, his students decided to bury him within the faculty. The plan was agreed upon and supported by councillor Brotero. However, since Julius Frank was a Protestant, the Roman Catholic bishop at first protested this decision, because the envisioned burial place was located at the "sacred ground" of the former Convent of the Franciscan Friars. Councillor Brotero eventually managed to get the bishop's consent.[2]
The incident triggered both Catholic and Protestant foreigners living in São Paulo, to build the Cemitério dos Estrangeiros ("Cemetery of the Foreigners") in the Paulistano neighbourhood of Luz in 1844. The cemetery was closed after only a few burials, because the land near São Caetano Road had to make way for a wider Tiradentes Avenue.[2]
Protestant Cemetery[]
In answer to the closure of the Foreigner's Cemetery, Lutherans, Anglicans and some Presbyterians founded[when?] the Associação Cemitério dos Protestantes ("Association of the Cemetery of the Protestants") to create a new burial site. In accordance with 's plans, an administration building and chapel were built. The first burial took place in 1858.[2]
Notable interments[]
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Among the interments are many people belonging to Protestant and Catholic communities. There also used to be some Jews, but their remains were later moved to the [2]
.- Ashbel Green Simonton (1833–1867), Presbyterian minister and missionary[3]
References[]
- ^ "Cemitérios da Consolação, dos Protestantes e da Ordem Terceira do Carmo". Arquicultura (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Cemitério dos Protestantes". ACEMPRO (in Portuguese). Associação Cemitério dos Protestantes. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Rev. Ashbel Green Simonton". The Foreign Missionary. New York: Mission House. 26 (10): 229–231. 1868.
External links and source[]
- Cemitério dos Protestantes - ACEMPRO
- Cemitério dos Protestantes - BillionGraves
- Cemeteries in São Paulo
- Lutheran cemeteries
- Protestant Reformed cemeteries
- Anglican cemeteries in South America
- 1858 establishments in Brazil