OUR GRAVEYARD

St Mary of the Annunciation's Graveyard is a treasury of Charleston's Catholic history that is linked to the present.  The first burials took place in the late 1700s.  It is estimated that about 550 are buried here, including ancestors of current parishioners.  Predominant inscriptions are written in Latin, French and English. Seventeen nationalities are represented, spanning two centuries and three continents.

Under the leadership of one of our parishioners, Michael Willson, an updated inventory and mapping of the graveyard began in 2017 and was completed in the spring of 2018.  His efforts were assisted by other parishioners and a team of graduate students in Conservation from the College of Charleston, with the guidance of Professor Frances Ford. See below for documents.

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