# Fordham University Cemetery

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Historic cemetery at Fordham University

Fordham University Cemetery Fordham University Cemetery in 2017 Interactive map of Fordham University Cemetery Details Established 1847 (1847) Location Fordham University, The Bronx, New York City Coordinates 40°51′48″N 73°53′09″W / 40.86333°N 73.88583°W / 40.86333; -73.88583 Type Roman Catholic No. of graves 138 Find a Grave Fordham University Cemetery

**Fordham University Cemetery** is a [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) cemetery on the campus of [Fordham University](/source/Fordham_University) in [the Bronx](/source/The_Bronx). Established in 1847, it was moved to its current location in 1890. The last burial occurred in 1909. The cemetery holds 138 graves, 124 of which contain the remains of [Jesuits](/source/Society_of_Jesus). The remainder were others associated with Fordham University or the Jesuit order.

## History

A cemetery was established on the eastern part of the campus of St. John's College (later Fordham University), with the first burial in the cemetery occurring on July 11, 1847. This part of the campus was seized in 1889 by the City of New York under the [New Parks Act](/source/New_Parks_Act) to create the [New York Botanical Garden](/source/New_York_Botanical_Garden). The three [Jesuits](/source/Society_of_Jesus) buried there were removed to a vault in [Saint Raymond's Cemetery](/source/Saint_Raymond's_Cemetery_(Bronx)).[1] In 1890, a new cemetery was established within the campus [vineyard](/source/Vineyard),[2] next to the college church (later [Fordham University Church](/source/Fordham_University_Church)). Seventy-five remains were transferred there, 61 of them Jesuits, nine students, three [seminarians](/source/Seminary), and two workmen. The last burial in the cemetery occurred in 1909.[1]

St. John's College officially became Fordham University in 1907.[3] In the early 1950s, the gate to the cemetery was moved from the southern side to the northern, and a brick wall was built to enclose the southern side. In 1959, the remains of 38 Jesuits were relocated within the cemetery to allow for the construction of Faber Hall to the southeast.[1] Eventually, the original [marble](/source/Marble) gravestones had deteriorated, and the cemetery had become an eyesore. Some students erroneously believed that the cemetery was a "phantom cemetery" that contained no graves.[2] In 1999, the gravestones were replaced with low-profile [granite](/source/Granite) markers.[1]

In 2000, a commemorative plaque was erected at the cemetery. It reads:[1]

IN THEIR HOPE OF RESURRECTION HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF 124 SONS OF ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA: 68 JESUIT PRIESTS; 44 JESUIT BROTHERS; 12 JESUIT SCHOLASTICS; 77 OF THEM HAD ASSIGNMENTS TO FORDHAM. OTHERS BURIED IN THE SAME CEMETERY FOR WHOM AND WITH WHOM THE JESUITS LABORED ARE: 3 DIOCESAN SEMINARIANS, 9 STUDENTS, AND 2 COLLEGE WORKMEN. MAY THEY REST IN THE PEACE OF CHRIST. Fr. Thomas Hennessy, S.J. February 7, 2001

## Notable interments

- [Patrick F. Dealy](/source/Patrick_F._Dealy), 11th president of St. John's College[4]

- [Alphonsus J. Donlon](/source/Alphonsus_J._Donlon), 36th president of [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University)[5]

- [William Moylan](/source/William_Moylan), 9th president of St. John's College[6]

- [Samuel Mulledy](/source/Samuel_Mulledy), 21st president of Georgetown University[7]

- [Augustus Thébaud](/source/Augustus_Th%C3%A9baud), 5th and first Jesuit president of St. John's College[8]

## See also

- [Campuses of Fordham University](/source/Campuses_of_Fordham_University)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-universityhistory_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-universityhistory_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-universityhistory_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-universityhistory_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-universityhistory_1-4) ["Fordham University History: Fordham Cemetery"](https://www.fordham.edu/info/27396/archives_and_special_collections/10580/fordham_university_history/2). *Fordham University Libraries*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200101023145/https://www.fordham.edu/info/27396/archives_and_special_collections/10580/fordham_university_history/2) from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cemeteryproject_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cemeteryproject_2-1) French, Mary (April 4, 2016). ["Jesuit Cemetery, Fordham University"](https://nycemetery.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/jesuit-cemetery-fordham-university/). *New York City Cemetery Project*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191007123527/https://nycemetery.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/jesuit-cemetery-fordham-university/) from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Our Story"](https://www.fordham.edu/info/25693/our_story). *Fordham University*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170110130155/https://www.fordham.edu/info/25693/our_story) from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-whosburied_4-0)** Fetterhoff, Bob (November 4, 1976). ["Who's Buried at Fordham?"](https://digital.library.fordham.edu/digital/collection/RAM/id/13489). *[The Fordham Ram](/source/The_Fordham_Ram)*. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-donlon_5-0)** ["Obituary: Father Alphonsus J. Donlon"](https://jesuitonlinelibrary.bc.edu/?a=d&d=wlet19261001-01.2.17&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------). *[Woodstock Letters](/source/Woodstock_Letters)*. **LV** (3): 357. October 1, 1926. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181208225255/https://jesuitonlinelibrary.bc.edu/?a=d&d=wlet19261001-01.2.17&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------) from the original on December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018 – via Jesuit Online Library.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Obituary: The Rev. William Moylan"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77157541/obituary-the-rev-william-moylan/). *[The Sun](/source/The_Sun_(New_York_City))*. January 15, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mulledy_7-0)** Modrys, Walter F. (October 30, 2016). [*Jesuits Come to Yorkville*](https://www.stignatiusloyola.org/pdf/other_files/Sesquicentennial%20Mass%20Homily.pdf) (PDF) (Speech). Sesquicentennial Mass: Homily. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190625034702/https://www.stignatiusloyola.org/pdf/other_files/Sesquicentennial%20Mass%20Homily.pdf) (PDF) from the original on June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rumors_8-0)** Laird, Alexandra (September 24, 2014). ["Rumors Swirl Above Campus Graveyard"](https://fordhamram.com/13160/news/despite-popular-legend-graveyard-has-bodies/). *[The Fordham Ram](/source/The_Fordham_Ram)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200101035251/https://fordhamram.com/13160/news/despite-popular-legend-graveyard-has-bodies/) from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

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