Saint-Pierre Cemetery (Aix-en-Provence)
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The Saint-Pierre Cemetery (French: "{{Lang|fr|Cimetière Saint-Pierre|italic=no}}") is a cemetery in Aix-en-Provence. It is home to the burials of many renowned painters and sculptors.
Location
It is located on the Avenue Des Déportés de la Résistance Aixoise in Aix-en-Provence.[https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=np&q=avenue+des+deportes,+aix&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x12c98debba940249:0x432fbae0d2b715ed,Avenue+des+D%C3%A9port%C3%A9s+de+la+R%C3%A9sistance+Aixoise,+13100+Aix-en-Provence,+France&gl=uk&ei=rAy_UsieJoOUhQfHzYHwBg&ved=0CDAQ8gEwAA Google Maps] It is opposite the Stade Georges Carcassonne, a sports stadium.
History
It was established in 1824.[http://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/aix-monuments-tipi.htm Aix-en-Provence Official website: Monuments in Aix-en-Provence] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807221603/http://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/aix-monuments-tipi.htm |date=2013-08-07 }}[https://archive.today/20131228181011/http://www.centredariusmilhaud.org/itinerairedujudaisme/?p=58 Centre Darius Milhaud: Cimetière Saint Pierre] It was built upon two former private, adjacacent cemeteries: a Jewish one and a Protestant one. It spans seven hectares.
Notable burials
- Jean Amado (1922–1995), sculptor.
- Henri Brémond (1865–1933), Jesuit author
- Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), painter.[http://www.atelier-cezanne.com/france/surlespas-aix-ville-de-cezanne-34.htm Atelier Cézanne] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234055/http://www.atelier-cezanne.com/france/surlespas-aix-ville-de-cezanne-34.htm |date=2013-12-30 }}
- Jean-Antoine Constantin (1744–1844), painter
- Achille Empéraire (1829–1898), painter
- Hippolyte Ferrat (1822–1882), sculptor
- Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin (1779–1841), painter
- Konstanty Gaszyński (1809-1866) - Polish romantic poet, insurgent
- Jean-Baptiste Gaut (1819–1891), author
- Louis Gautier (1855–1947), painter
- René Génin (1890–1967), actor
- Louise Germain (1874–1939), painter
- Victor Leydet (1845–1908), politician
- François Mignet (1796–1884), historian
- Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), composer.
- Sextius Alexandre François de Miollis (1759–1828), military general
- Agricol Moureau (1766–1842), Sans-culotte
- Jean Murat (1888–1968), comedian
- Barthélémy Niollon (1849–1927), painter
- Joseph Ravaisou (1865–1925), painter
- John Rewald (1912–1994).
- Henri Émilien Rousseau (1875–1933), painter
- Philippe Solari (1840–1906), sculptor
- François Vidal (1832–1911), Félibrige activist, poet
- Joseph Villevieille (1829–1916), painter
- François Zola (1796–1847), dam-builder and father of Émile Zola.
References
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Category:1824 establishments in France