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Holy Cross
Cemetery
Chapel
Constructed
in 1901 |
On April 10, 1865
continuing with the generosity that
distinguished the Saint Helena
community, hotel owner Augustus
Tainter, donated a strip of land on
the corner of Oak and Tainter
streets to Archbishop Alemany of San
Francisco for Saint Helena’s first
Catholic Church.
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Shortly after the
purchase of the cemetery many palms,
trees, and native plants were added
to the grounds. The remainder of the
gift paid for the chapel
construction. Made from the same
stone as the parish Church, the
chapel’s main building materials are
indigenous to Saint Helena.
The
construction for the
small chapel on the
grounds was started
in 1901 and was
finished and blessed
in 1904. The chapel
still has its original flooring and
window designs.
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Holy Cross
Saint Helen Mausoleum
Constructed
in 1997 |
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In
1961 the Diocese of
Santa Rosa was
formed from the
Archdiocese of San
Francisco and the
Diocese of
Sacramento and with
the new Diocese,
Bishop Leo Maher
included Holy Cross
Cemetery as one of
the several Diocesan
Cemeteries of the
Department of
Cemeteries. Holy
Cross’ first
mausoleum was built
in December of
1961. It houses 80
crypts and is one of
the first mausoleums
in the valley. Five
more mausoleums were
soon to follow.
Saint
Helen's is our
newest mausoleum.
In the courtyard is
a statue of Saint
Helen who is the
patron saint of the
Parish. She is
credited with
finding the “True
Cross” of Jesus’
crucifixion during
excavations she had
ordered for the
building of the
church on Mount
Calvary in the Holy
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