Calvary Cemetery (Evanston, Illinois)

{{Short description|Catholic cemetery in Cook County, Illinois}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox Cemetery

|name=Calvary Cemetery

|image=Calvary Cemetery entrance.jpg

|caption=Entrance gate on Chicago Avenue

|established=1859

|country=United States

|location=301 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL

|coordinates={{Coord|42|1|30|N|87|40|20|W|region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}
{{GNIS 2|405405|GNIS: Calvary Catholic Cemetery}}

|type=Catholic Cemetery

|owner=

|interments=

|website={{Official|https://www.catholiccemeterieschicago.org/Locations/Details/Calvary_Evanston}}

|political=

|map_type=

|graves=>50,000

}}

Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.catholiccemeterieschicago.org/Locations/Details/Calvary_Evanston|title=Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Cemeteries|accessdate=24 February 2018}}

The cemetery was consecrated on November 2, 1859 (All Souls Day) by Bishop James Duggan.{{Cite web |title=Calvary Cemetery Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=268302 |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}} The arched limestone entrance overlooking Evanston's Chicago Avenue was designed by Chicago architect James J. Egan.