Farny Cemetery in Białystok

Farny Cemetery Cmentarz Farny w Białymstoku
Details
Established	1886
Location	Białystok
Country	Poland
Coordinates	53.152766°N 23.197118°E / 53.152766; 23.197118
Type	Civil
Owned by	Catholic Church
No. of graves	24,441[1]
No. of interments	62,505[1]

Farny Cemetery in Białystok (Polish: Cmentarz Farny w Białymstoku) is a Catholic cemetery. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in Białystok, and is located in the Wygoda district.^[2]

History

View of the cemetery

It was founded in 1886 by priest dean Wilhelm Szwarc.^[3] In 1888, a chapel was built in the cemetery opposite the main gate.^[4]

The cemetery is home to, among others, the soldiers who participated in the Polish–Soviet War and World War II.^[4]

Notable burials

A number of notable people from the city's history were buried in the cemetery, such as Andrzej Lussa and Józef Karol Puchalski.^[5]

References

1. "Strona główna cmentarza" (in Polish). Cmentarz Farny. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
2. "Zakład pogrzebowy - Dom Pogrzebowy „Sokół", Białystok". Retrieved 2024-11-01.
3. Zielińska, Alicja (2012-11-01). "Cmentarz farny mieści groby znanych białostoczan (zdjęcia)" (in Polish). Kurier Poranny. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
4. "Cmentarz Farny w Białymstoku" (in Polish). podlaskie.eu. 2024-10-29. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
5. "Białystok: Najwięcej osób zasłużonych dla miasta spoczywa na cmentarzu farnym" (in Polish). money.pl. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

External links

• Media related to Fara cemetery in Białystok at Wikimedia Commons