Cimetière de Saint-Ouen
Cimetière de Saint-Ouen - The Saint-Ouen cemetery is located just north of
Montmartre at Saint-Ouen in
Paris,
France. The cemetery consists of two parts. The first, located on rue Adrien Lesesne opened in
1860 and the second at 2 Ave Michelet was opened on
September 1,
1872.
The cemetery is popular with devout Roman Catholics. On May 24, 1431, Joan of Arc was led to the Saint-Ouen cemetery for the public renunciation of her sins but she retracted her confession. As a result, she was retried as a relapsed heretic before the secular court. On May 30, in front of a large crowd, Joan was burned alive at the stake by the Church and English authorities. On July 7, 1456, Joan of Arc was formally rehabilitated in a solemn ceremony at the Saint-Ouen cemetery following the retrial held at the Archbishops Palace.
A few of the famous buried in the Saint-Ouen Cemetery:
- Alphonse Allais, (1854-1905) writer
- Mireille Balin, (1911-1968) actress
- Louis Garnie, (1862-1923) composer
- Marcelle Géniat, (1881-1959) actress
- Lily Laskine, (1893-1988) harpist
- Suzanne Lenglen, (1899-1938) tennis champion
- Alfred Manessier, (1911-1993) painter
- Jules Pascin, (1885-1930) painter, "Prince of Montparnasse"
- Emile-Alexandre Taskin, (1853-1897) opera singer
- Jean Tissier, (1896-1973) actor
- Suzanne Valadon, (1865-1938) painter
See also :
List of other famous cemeteries