St. Peter's Cemetery (Lewiston, Maine)
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St. Peter's Cemetery is a cemetery
in Lewiston, Maine
. Located on 150 acre of land, it was officially consecrated in 1876. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
. A number of burials occurred in the cemetery prior to its official inception in 1876 and over 40,000 burials have taken place since. In 1952, the cemetery was expanded by 24 acres (10 ha) with the purchase of a nearby farm.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
in Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
. Located on 150 acre of land, it was officially consecrated in 1876. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States comprising the entire state of Maine...
. A number of burials occurred in the cemetery prior to its official inception in 1876 and over 40,000 burials have taken place since. In 1952, the cemetery was expanded by 24 acres (10 ha) with the purchase of a nearby farm.