The historic gatehouses that mark the entrance to the east side of Rochester’s Holy Sepulchre Cemetery were rededicated and blessed by Bishop Salvatore R. Matano during a May 27 ceremony. The renovated buildings will serve as meeting rooms and gathering spaces for local groups and as reception areas for families after funerals.
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A trolley shuttled visitors from the parking lot to the gatehouses during the ceremony.
Bishop Matano faces the gatehouses as he says a prayer during the rededication ceremony.
Andreas Rau (from left), representing Mayor Lovely Warren’s office, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and Greece Town Councilman Andrew Conlon bow their heads during a prayer.
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery CEO Lynn Sullivan speaks during the May 27 rededication ceremony.
Bishop Salvatore R. Matano blesses the buildings.
Visitors explore the new space inside the renovated gatehouses May 27.
A view from the north gatehouse looking toward the south gatehouse. The two building were once used as men’s and women’s waiting areas when a horse-drawn trolley line ran up Lake Avenue.
