Le Repentir Cemetery
Details
EstablishedMarch, 1861
Location
Georgetown
CountryGuyana
Coordinates6°48′01″N 58°09′23″W / 6.80026°N 58.15651°W / 6.80026; -58.15651

Le Repentir Cemetery is a cemetery established in the nineteenth century on Princess St, Georgetown, Guyana.[1] It is the main Georgetown cemetery and the largest cemetery in Guyana.[2]

History

An earlier town cemetery established in 1797 at the Werk-en-rust plantation was deemed unsuitable for general use in 1846.[3] Established in 1861 Le Repentir cemetery was originally a part of the Plantation Le Repentir named by its owner Pierre Louis de Saffon.[3]

Burials

The first burial at Le Repentir Cemetery was Antonio Gonzales aged 45 from Madeira. He was buried on March 15, 1861.[4] There is a section for Baháʼí burials.[5] Various religious organizations were given allotted sections, including the Muslims, Hindus, Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Chinese, Bahais and Presbyterians.[5] Five men known as the Enmore Martyrs are buried at Le Repentir Cemetery.[6][7] Also Egbert Martin regarded as the founder of modern Guyanese literature was buried here.[8] New York policeman Randolph Holder killed in the line of duty was buried here.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Le Repentir Cemetery Office". M&CC Georgetown, Guyana. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Dyal, Pat (16 January 2022). "Restoring Le Repentir Cemetery". Guyana Chronicle.
  3. 1 2 "A history of Georgetown's cemeteries". Stabroek News. 28 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Le Repentir Cemetery being restored". Guyana Chronicle. 24 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "City proposes computerisation of burial records". Stabroek News. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Braithwaite, Isaiah (16 June 2018). "Enmore Martyrs paid homage 70 years later". Department of Public Information, Guyana.
  7. ↑ "Enmore Martyrs left an "indelible mark" on country's history – GAWU". Guyana Times. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "AJ Seymour's contribution to the shaping of Guyanese literature was monumental". Stabroek News. January 31, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ Marks, Neil; Mueller, Benjamin (30 Oct 2015). "Cemetery in Guyana Is Prepared for Fallen Officer Randolph Holder, a Native Son". The New York Times.
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