Posts Tagged ‘graves’
Bishop Tobin dedicates new Mausoleum TODAY – features stained glass from closed churches
A Dedication of Saints Peter & Paul Mausoleum in Cranston will be held TODAY, Saturday, June 19th at 11a.m. by Bishop Tobin. Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, will dedicate a new, 22,000-square-foot mausoleum at Saint Ann’s Cemetery in Cranston. Modeled after the historic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, the…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Did You Know? – 27 May 21 – John A. Cianci
by John A Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) “THE MEANING OF COINS AT VETEANS’ GRAVESITES” Did you know a coin left on a veteran’s gravestone is a message to the deceased veteran’s family that someone has visited their grave and paid their respects? Each type of coin left on the top…
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