Picpus Cemetery, Paris, France
E69395
Picpus Cemetery in Paris, France is a small, private burial ground known for containing mass graves from the French Revolution and serving as the final resting place of notable figures including the Marquis de Lafayette.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Picpus Cemetery | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
private cemetery ⓘ |
| accessPolicy |
entrance fee required
ⓘ
restricted public access ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Adrienne de La Fayette
ⓘ
American descendants of Lafayette ⓘ French clergy executed during the Revolution ⓘ French military officers ⓘ Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
members of aristocratic families of the Ancien Régime ⓘ nobles executed during the Reign of Terror ⓘ victims of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| commemorates |
noble families executed in 1794
ⓘ
victims of the guillotine during the Terror ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 48.846°N 2.398°E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentBuilding | Convent of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
individual family plots
ⓘ
mass graves ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| hasMassGraveOf | victims guillotined at Place du Trône-Renversé ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Lafayette’s grave with American flag
ⓘ
memorial plaques for victims of the Terror ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMetroStation |
Nation (Paris Métro and RER) station
ⓘ
surface form:
Nation (Paris Métro)
Picpus (Paris Métro) ⓘ |
| hasPart | mass graves of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial place
ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| inception | 1804 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
12th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | Picpus neighborhood ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
religious community of Picpus Fathers (Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary)
|
| notableFor |
burials of French aristocracy
ⓘ
connection to United States history ⓘ grave of Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ mass graves from the French Revolution ⓘ |
| numberOfBurialsInMassGraves | 1300+ ⓘ |
| numberOfMassGraves | 2 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Association des familles de victimes de la Terreur ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
French Revolution
ⓘ
Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 35, rue de Picpus ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.