Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul
Cementerio Catolico San Vicente de Paul | |
The cemetery entrance gate in 2010 | |
| Location | Alma Sublime Street Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°01′00″N 66°38′02″W / 18.016596°N 66.633782°W |
| Area | 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Spanish Revival, Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001249 |
| Added to NRHP | 25 August 1988 |
The Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul (English: Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Cemetery) is a cemetery in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is the only cemetery in Puerto Rico with a group of niches built forming a basement, in which the burials occurred beneath ground level, thus giving the effect of a catacomb. The cemetery is named after Vincent de Paul (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660), the French Roman Catholic priest who dedicated his life to serving the poor. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1988.