The Orthodox Cemetery in Warsaw ( pl, Cmentarz Prawosławny w Warszawie) is an historic

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cemetery located in the

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district of

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History

In 1834 the first Orthodox parish was established in

and a decision was made to set up a cemetery for the community. The Roman Catholic parish of St. Lawrence was then turned into an Orthodox church, by decree of the

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himself. Although the cemetery was officially consecrated in 1841, the first burials took place there as early as 1836. In 1905 a new church, St. John the Ladder was built, while St. Lawrence Church returned to the Roman Catholic church after

regained its independence.

Customs

The burial place of a person depended on his/her social status. Thus, generals, clergy and notable civil servants were buried near the church. The second 'zone' included the graves of lower rank officers, clerks and wealthy merchants. The third 'zone' housed the graves of soldiers and members of the bourgeoisie, while the poorest were buried in the area furthest from the church. During the

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mass executions of Varsovians were carried out there. On

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, processions of the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches take place there, preceded by an ecumenical service conducted by priests from both congregations.

Notable burials

Among those buried at the cemetery are: * Mikhail Artsybashev (1879-1927), Russian poet and writer * Marko Bezruchko (1883-1944),

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military commander and a General of the

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* Andrzej Butruk (1964-2011), Polish actor, satirician, singer *

Dmitry Filosofov Dmitry Vladimirovich Filosofov (russian: Дми́трий Влади́мирович Филосо́фов; in Saint Petersburg – 4 August 1940 in Otwock, Poland) was a Russian author, essayist, literary critic, religious thinker, newspaper edi ...

(1872-1940),

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ist, literary critic * Aleksander Gudzowaty (1938-2013), Polish economist and entrepreneur *

Czesław Kiszczak Czesław Jan Kiszczak (19 October 1925 – 5 November 2015) was a Polish general, communist-era interior minister (1981–1990) and prime minister (1989). In 1981 he played a key role in imposing martial law and suppression of the '' Solidar ...

(1925-2015), Polish general, Interior Minister, Prime Minister * Jerzy Klinger (1918-1975), Polish Orthodox theologian * Siergiej Muchanow (1833-1897), Russian official, officer in the

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, director of the Warsaw Theatre Directorate * Alexander Petrov (1794-1867),

chess player,

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, and chess writer *

Aleksandr Puzyrevskii Aleksandr Puzyrevskii (russian: Александр Казимирович Пузыревский; 3 October 1845, in the Bessarabia Governorate 10 May 1904, in Warsaw) was a Russian General of the Infantry. Puzyrevskii distinguished himself in ...

(1845-1904), Russian General of the Infantry * Witold Smętek (1910-1983), Polish athlete (spelled as Witold Smentek) *

Sokrates Starynkiewicz Sokrates Starynkiewicz (1820–1902; russian: Сократ Иванович Старынкевич) was a Russian general and the 19th president of Warsaw, between 1875 and 1892. During his presidency he ordered the construction of municipal wate ...

(1820-1892), Mayor of Warsaw * Jerzy Turonek (1929-2019), Polish-Belarusian historian * metropolitan

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(1876-1960) *

Andrzej Walicki Andrzej Stanisław Walicki (15 May 1930 – 20 August 2020) was a Polish historian. He was a professor at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States. He specialized in philosophy of sociopolitics, history of Polish and Russian philos ...

(1930-2020), Polish historian

Gallery

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External links

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