Sacred Heart French Cemetery

Sacred Heart French Cemetery
Sacred Heart French Cemetery
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Details
Location
Laldighi, Chandannagar, Hooghly district, West Bengal
CountryIndia
TypeRoman Catholic
Owned bySacred Heart Church
No. of graves150 approximately

Sacred Heart French Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located at Laldighi in Chandannagar, West Bengal, which is associated with the Sacred Heart Church.

History

Chandannagar was established as an early French settlement in India by the French East India Company.[1] The cemetery was set up to serve the French Catholic community of the colony.[2][3] The burial grounds contains the graves of French administrators, missionaries, soldiers and local Catholics as well as their families.[4][5] It has approximately 150 tombs.[6]

Notable graves

References

  1. ↑ "Next weekend you can be at ..." The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  2. ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (2019-02-07). "Buildings in former French colony await restoration". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  3. ↑ রায়, শুভ্রাংশুকুমার. "Chandannagar: কোম্পানির হাত থেকে ফরাসি সরকার যে চন্দননগর পায় তা ছিল বিধ্বস্ত, নিঃস্ব" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Restoration at French cemetery". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  5. ↑ Maulik, Debabrata (2020-03-17). The Forgotten Church: Remembering Armenians of Saidabad. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64805-725-0.
  6. ↑ "Chandannagar: Urban History, Architecture, and the French Legacy on the Hooghly | COG INDIA ART". 2026-02-19. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  7. ↑ Ashima (2017-06-12). "Chandannagar : The Lost French Colony of West Bengal". GoTravelTrek. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  8. ↑ Adil, Yashfeen (2019-09-15). "Know Your Neighbour: A Team Committed To The Goal Of Communal Harmony". Feminism in India. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
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