Calvary Cemetery 
An Apostolate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington, KY

"This Catholic Cemetery is a holy place. It is blessed by the Church and dedicated to God as a place for worship, prayer, and reflection upon Divine Truth and the purpose of life.  It is the resting place until the day of Resurrection for the bodies of the Faithful Departed, once temples of the Holy Spirit, whose souls are now with God.   It is a final and continuing profession of faith in God and of membership in the Church by those who have chosen to be buried with fellow believers of “the Household of                                                                           the Faith”."

 

Fran Borders - Manager
874 West Main Street
Lexington, KY 40508
859-252-5415 phone
859-252-0457 fax
ccemetery@cdlex.org
fborders@cdlex.org

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm (call for an appointment)
Gates Open:
Sunday - Saturday 8am - 5pm (weather permitting)
 

Donate Directly to Calvary Cemetery

Snow Policy:  For your safety, Calvary will follow the snow policy of Lexington Catholic High School.  If LCHS is closed due to inclement weather, then Calvary may be closed, as well.  Call ahead before arriving.

Are you a steward of Calvary Cemetery?  Please be sure to visit our secure online DONATIONS link below to make your contribution today!  We thank you for helping to protect this sacred place.  

The highest compliment our patrons can give is the referral of their friends and family.  Thank you for your trust.
 
Calvary Cemetery serves the Catholic Diocese of Lexington and provides a place for the burial and honoring of loved ones, whether Catholic or not.

Within hours of death there are so many different arrangements which must be completed. With advanced planning, many of these decisions can be made thus, sparing your loved ones this difficulty during the time of grief.  There is no better time to make your final plans than now.  Pre-planning allows for your peace of mind now, and their peace of mind later...

 

 

We, at your Diocesan Cemetery, are here to serve you and help make difficult decisions easier for you and your family.  Come and see us at Calvary. We can help you explore different options.

Please enjoy this article about Calvary Cemetery and the Boys Scouts of Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary's Flag Retirement Ceremony on June 14, 2014 here at Calvary:  http://www.kyforward.com/the-american-way-old-glory-retirement-blessing-ceremony-a-simple-yet-powerful-one/

CATHOLIC CEMETERY:
Canon Law, Title III, Ecclesiastical Funerals, Section 1180
“(1) If a parish has its own Cemetery; the deceased members of the faithful must be buried in it unless the deceased or those competent to take care of the burial of the deceased have chosen another Cemetery legitimately.
(2) Everyone, however, is permitted to choose the Cemetery of burial unless prohibited by law.”

CREMATION / BURYING CREMAINS:
Canon Law, Title III, Ecclesiastical Funerals, Section 1176:
“(3) The Church earnestly recommends that the pious custom of burying the bodies of the deceased by observed; nevertheless, the Church does not prohibit cremation unless it was chosen for reasons contrary to Christian doctrine."
AND: 
Here is the link to the actual document from the Vatican and used in the US.
http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDWCREMA.HTM
“417 The cremated remains of a body should be treated with the same respect given to the human body from which they come. This includes the use of a worthy vessel to contain the ashes, the manner in which they are carried, the care and attention to appropriate placement and transport, and the final disposition. The cremated remains should be buried in a grave or entombed in a mausoleum or columbarium. The practice of scattering cremated remains on the sea, from the air, or on the ground, or keeping cremated remains in the home of a relative or friend of the deceased are not the reverent disposition that the Church requires. Whenever possible, appropriate means for recording with dignity the memory of the deceased should be adopted, such as a plaque or stone which records the name of the deceased.”

BURIALS:
•One in-ground burial plot accommodates one casket burial or one urn (cremains) burial
•A Second Right of Interment fee is assessed for any second burial in one burial plot
•An Interment Service fee is assessed for each burial
•Placing cremains of an additional person(s) or pet(s) within a casket or urn being buried is not allowed
•Burial of the entire cremains is required
 
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
•Calvary accepts cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover
•OR 25% down-payment and 24 monthly installments at 0% interest (due in full upon use)
•No burial or marker/monument memorialization until paid in full
•Can be sold back to Cemetery less transfer and archive fees but not transferred to an
individual (can sign designation of grave though)
•All prices subject to change without notice
 
IN-GROUND BURIAL FEES:
•In-ground burial plot $1,706
•Interment fees range from $910 to $1,495, depending on the day of the week and the
time of day for burial and type of vault chosen at funeral home
•In-ground one cremains only plot $640
•Inurnment fee of urn ranges from $640 to $1,120, depending on the day of the week and the time of day for burial
•In-ground three cremains only plot $1,920
 
MAUSOLEUM FEES:
Payment Options:
•Calvary accepts cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover
•OR 25% down-payment and 24 monthly installments at 0% interest (due in full upon use)
•No entombment until paid in full
•Cannot be sold back to Cemetery or transferred to an individual
•All prices subject to change without notice
•Tandem Crypt:
→ (for two burials) in the Via Dolorosa Mausoleum are $6,213 + $250 for door etching + $100 to add death date later
•Entombment fee ranges from $910 to $1,390, depending on the day of the week and the time of day for burial
•Placing cremains of an additional person(s) within a casket being entombed is not
allowed
•Regular Crypt:
→ (for one burial) in the Via Dolorosa Mausoleum is $3,417 + $125 for door etching +
$100 to add death date later
•Entombment fee ranges from $910 to $1,390, depending on the day of the week and the time of day for burial
•Placing cremains of an additional person(s) within a casket being entombed is not
allowed
•Niche:
→ (for one cremains burial), single compartments within with one outer door, in the Via Dolorosa Mausoleum are $517 + $125 for door etching + $100 to add death date
later
•Urn entombment fee ranges from $430 to $910 depending on the day of the week and the time of day for burial
•Typically the Urn size must be smaller than 7” tall, 7” wide, 12” deep (but each can be measured on an individual basis at the time of purchase)
 
GABRIEL’S TEARS SECTION - FETUS BURIAL FEES:
•Lot $200, Interment Service Fee $25, Foundation $25, Flush Marker $173, setting fee $20; tent & chairs $100, Saturday $100
•Please ask Cemetery Management about other available baby plots
•Please ask Cemetery Management about the St. Gianna Beretta Molla Fund

MONUMENTS/COLUMBARIA/FAMILY MAUSOLEUMS:
•Depending on the Cemetery section, plots at the hedge may have an upright monument, but other plots may be limited to flush markers only; please ask Cemetery Management
•Burial plots for personal columbaria or family mausoleums are available; please ask Cemetery Management.  An endowment by the family must be arranged for the permanent maintenace of said family columbaria or mausoleum.
 
FOUNDATION ORDERS:
•All markers/monuments must be Christian in nature or neutral
•Cemetery Management must approve all marker/monuments and must be notified prior to the setting of a stone by the use of this form by the Monument Company.
•Monument Company must notify Cemetery Management in writing prior to the alteration of an existing stone.
•Monument Company must provide Cemetery Management with a Certificate of Liability Insurance prior to entry onto the premises.
•All stones, regardless of size, must be placed Monday through Friday 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.  Monument Company must notify Cemetery Management when setting a stone.
•No stone, regardless of size, may be removed from the Cemetery without prior written permission from Cemetery Management.

The base of a stone may not be over 60% of the width of the lot nor be over 18” in thickness.
1 grave            2-0 x 1-0          3 graves           6-0 x 1-6         
5 graves           10-0 x 1-6        2 grave            4-0 x 1-6
4 graves           8-0 x 1-6          6 graves           12-0 x 1-6

SPECIAL CARE FLOWER SERVICE:
Calvary Cemetery offers an annual flower planting service that is paid in a one-time contribution for a double row of begonias (red, white, and/or pink) to be planted across the length of the monument each year in the growing season without having to renew annually.  The funds are deposited into a Special Care Trust Account and only the interest from the Fund is used, thus assuring this service in perpetuity.*
                                                1 Grave Space                                     $   700.00
                                                2 Grave Spaces                                   $1,000.00
                                                3 Grave Spaces                                   $1,100.00
                                                4 Grave Spaces                                   $1,200.00
                                                5 Grave Spaces                                   $1,300.00
                                                6 Grave Spaces                                   $1,400.00
 
ANNUAL FLOWER PLANTING SERVICE:
Calvary Cemetery offers an annual flower planting service that is renewable every year.  We plant a double row of begonias (red, white, and/or pink) across the length of the monument.  The cost for this service is $20.00 per lineal foot of the length of the monument, with a minimum charge of $80.00.  This includes planting, watering, weeding, and caring for the flowers for the entire growing season.*
 
*This does not include cleaning of monuments or markers, repairs to monuments, replacement of urns, statues, shrubs, etc., or the lettering on monuments, etc.
 
GABRIEL’S TEARS SPECIAL CARE FLOWER SERVICE: 
Calvary Cemetery offers an annual flower planting service that is paid in a one-time contribution for a row of begonias (red, white, or pink) to be planted across the length of the marker each year in the growing season without having to renew annually.  The funds are deposited into a Special Care Trust Account and only the interest from the Fund is used, thus assuring this service in perpetuity.*
                                                1 Grave Space                         $175.00
                                                2 Grave Spaces                       $250.00
                                                3 Grave Spaces                       $275.00
                                                4 Grave Spaces                       $300.00
                                                5 Grave Spaces                       $325.00
                                                6 Grave Spaces                       $350.00
 
GABRIEL’S TEARS ANNUAL FLOWER PLANTING SERVICE:
Calvary Cemetery offers an annual flower planting service that is renewable every year.  We plant a row of begonias (red, white, or pink) across the length of the marker.  The cost for this service is $20.00.  This includes planting, watering, weeding, and caring for the flowers for the entire growing season.*
 
*This does not include cleaning of monuments or markers, repairs to monuments, replacement of urns, statues, shrubs, etc., or the lettering on monuments, etc.

CALVARY OFFERS:

•Calvary is a Perpetual Care Cemetery
•In-ground burial rights for caskets and urns
•Fetus and infant burial rights
•Mausoleum crypts and niches in the Via Dolorosa Mausoleum (“Way of Suffering”)

•Second & Third burial right of interments (if applicable)

•Designation/Authorization of Graves preparation (no fee)

•Easy payment plan (see payment options below), or cash, or Visa, MasterCard or Discover are accepted [Further options available for those unable to meet financial requirements for interment – see Management for details.]

•St. Gianna Beretta Molla Fund for those who cannot afford burial for their baby – please see Management for details.
•Assistance with obtaining a VA military marker

•Marker setting

•Foundation pouring for monument/marker

•Monument/marker cleaning - a nominal fee and helps preserve your monument, beautify the Cemetery, and reflects continued love for your family and friends
•Annual flower planting service (renewable or perpetual) - red, white, and/or pink Begonias; LCHS Band Christmas Wreaths; Easter/Spring flowers
•Abbey Caskets and Abbey Urns - Let Calvary Cemetery help you order from the Monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey.  They have offered their handcrafted wooden caskets and cremation urns since 1999.  The proceeds support their prayer and works. (Calvary ID #13801) You can see examples at the Calvary office.

•A "Good Grief" Library - books and DVDs for those who mourn

•Prayer Services and Burial for Life Lost through Miscarriage with St. Joseph Hospital (corporal work of mercy)

•Lenten and November Fridays “The Way of the Cross for the Holy Souls in Purgatory” (spiritual work of mercy)

•Annual Memorial Day tribute

•Periodic U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony with The Boy Scouts of America

 •Annual August 22^nd Rosary for the Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven & Earth (Patroness of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington)

•Annual Autumn Open House event

•St. Vincent DePaul/SEAS Annual Run for the Nun sponsor

•Burial right to Life Annual Walk tee-shirt sponsor

•Annual Visitation Sunday Mass with the Bishop (spiritual work of mercy), always the first Sunday in November at the Via Dolorosa Mausoleum at 3:00 P.M.

•Provide projects for the American Heritage Girls & other groups seeking service hours

•Provide U.S. Flags for placement at the graves of veterans

•Provide opportunities for projects to earn the BSA Eagle Scout rank

•Promote the Annual Diocesan Naming Ceremony

•Conduct an Annual Winter Apparel Drive (corporal work of mercy)

•Participate in Annual Diocesan Hope for the Holidays program @ MQHR

•Promote the annual The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Lighting @ St. Ann’s Catholic Mission

•Support all Lexington Catholic Churches & surrounding towns & local Catholic schools & Central KY Right to Life by advertising in their literature
•Participates in Giving Tuesday, #iGIVECATHOLIC, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving
 

RULES & REGULATIONS:

 

1. No burial right owner may sell his/her unused burial right.  Please see Management regarding the selling back of burial rights or the Designation of burial rights.
2. Calvary Cemetery will repurchase any unused (and non-monument in place) burial right at the original purchase price less a transfer fee per burial right and an archive fee per burial right.
3. The burial right owner shall have the burial right of beautification of his/her own burial right, but is responsible for keeping the burial right neat and properly maintained at all times.
4. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington, Calvary Cemetery, or their personnel are not responsible for any lost or stolen items placed on the Cemetery grounds.  We recommend that you do not place anything of sentimental value or monetary value because even though Calvary is a private cemetery, anyone may visit.
5. Water will be available for use throughout the Cemetery Campus from March 1st to November 1^st; faucets are throughout the Cemetery Campus
6. Flowers, shrubs, or any vegetation (including pots or baskets), or any décor, or any edging or curbing may not extend further than 12 inches from the front of a monument and no more than 6 inches on either side of the monument.
7. Glass or breakable containers are not permitted on the Cemetery Campus, with the exception of Eternity Lamps, but even they have to be placed within the allowed limits.
8. Nothing may be installed on the backside of a monument.
9. Flowers, shrubs, or any vegetation must be of a type that will not spread to adjoining burial rights or cover monuments.
10. No flowers, shrubs, or any vegetation, or décor are permitted by flush markers.  (Exception:  U.S. flag at Veteran’s grave) or begonias planted through the Cemetery’s flower service.
11. All planting must be done under the supervision of Cemetery Management.
12. Natural, fresh, live flowers are permitted all year long, but should be removed once wilted and may be removed by Cemetery personnel when wilted
13. No wreaths, artificial flowers, or other semi-permanent décor may remain on burial rights from March 1st through November 1st.
14. Wreaths, artificial flowers, or other semi-permanent décor are permitted from November 1st to March 1st.
15. Birdfeeders, windmills, toys, ornaments, chairs, shrines, statues, shells, balloons, articles of glass, plastic, metal, concrete and wire, etc. are not allowed.
16. The Cemetery shall have the burial right to remove all floral designs, flowers, trees, shrubs, evergreens, décor, and plants of any kind that are not permitted in the Cemetery, if in the judgment of the Cemetery Management, they do not conform to the standards maintained; if they become detrimental to an adjacent burial right; or if they are a hazard to either visitors or Cemetery personnel.
17. Peat moss or finely shredded mulch is permitted.
18. Rock, stone, or bark mulch is not permitted.
19.  Calvary Cemetery provides an Annual Flower Planting and a Perpetual Special Care flower service – please ask Cemetery Management for details.
20. No items may be hung on trees or hedges.
21.  Shrubs or trees may not be planted without permission of Cemetery Management and must be kept trimmed by the person installing such in conformity with the measurements set forth herein.  Roses or other thorny plants are not allowed.  Indeterminate plants that could encroach on another burial right are not allowed.
22. Flowers, shrubs, or any vegetation at any time may be removed by Calvary at burial right owner’s expense if they become overgrown or unsightly.
23. Use of a shepherd’s hook is not permissible.
24. All designs on monuments must be of a Christian nature.
25. All designs on monuments are to be sent to Cemetery Management for pre-approval.
26. No monuments or markers may be placed on burial rights against which there exists indebtedness to Calvary Cemetery.
27.  No monuments or markers may be placed on burial rights that are not under Perpetual Care.
28. Individuals are prohibited from placing monuments.
29. A monument company, hired by an individual or family to set a monument at Calvary, must first obtain approval through Cemetery Management.
30. No monument may be placed on any burial right in the Cemetery without prior Cemetery approval.
31. Granite, marble or bronze is recommended for monuments.
32. Monuments of wood, concrete or iron are not permitted.
33. Grave covers are allowed only in the Priests’ Circle or by permission and pre-approval by Cemetery Management.
34. For the protection of all burial right owners, the length of the base of a monument shall not exceed 60% of the width of the burial right on which it is to be erected.
35. Depending on the location of the burial right, and the requirements of the section of which it is a part, monuments range from flush markers to a height that will conform to the section requirements and general appearance of the Cemetery.
36. Alterations to existing monuments may be made only with the approval of Cemetery Management.
37. Cemetery Management reserves the burial right to exclude or remove from any burial right, any monument which shall be determined by Cemetery Management to be offensive, improper, or not conforming to the requirements of the Cemetery as to appearance or size.
38. Benches may be installed only as a head stone and must conform to the requirements of monument size and placement at Calvary Cemetery; benches outside of these requirements must be pre-approved by Cemetery Management
39. Maintenance of any monument is the responsibility of the person or family owning the burial rights in said burial right, including, but not limited to damage caused by acts of God (ex. weather) or vandalism.
40. This list is not meant to be all inclusive.  Please ask Mngt. if you are not sure.  Thank you.