Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Catholic Cemetery

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

1. Catholic Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Catholic Cemetery, established in 1848 by Michael Portier, Bishop of Mobile, with purchase of five acres on Stone St., now Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Significant for its circular pattern original section has three concentric rings of graves oriented with feet toward center plot of Daughters of Charity. Annexation of land in 1866 added 15 acres to Old Catholic Cemetery, known for its high style of funerary art, graves of Admiral Raphael Semmes and priest-poet Abram J. Ryan. Original gates (c.1850) to Spring Hill College, also founded by Portier, stand at entrance to section opened in 1948 totaling 150 acres. Site of annual All Souls' Day Mass for Dead since 1929. Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Erected 2009 by Historic Mobile Preservation Society and the Friends of the Catholic Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 30° 42.508′ N, 88° 4.527′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. Marker is at the intersection of Dr Martin Luther King Jr Avenue and Cassidy Street, on the right when traveling north on Dr Martin Luther King Jr Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1710 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Mobile AL 36617, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Oaklawn Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gen. William C. Gorgas (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vernon Z. Crawford Law Firm (approx. 0.6 miles away); Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd / Founding Members (approx. 0.7 miles away); Christopher First Johnson House (approx. ¾ mile away); Dunbar/Central High School (approx. ¾ mile away); Dave Patton (approx. one mile away); Dr. James A. Franklin (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

Catholic Cemetery Marker and entrance gates. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

2. Catholic Cemetery Marker and entrance gates.

Grave of Admiral Raphael Semmes (served in U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

3. Grave of Admiral Raphael Semmes (served in U.S. Navy and Confederate Navy)

Grave of priest-poet Father Abram J. Ryan. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

4. Grave of priest-poet Father Abram J. Ryan.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 406 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on January 3, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.