St. Adalbert is a very large Catholic (and primarily Polish) cemetery with a road going through the middle. It's located on Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago...and its hard to miss. The grounds are packed with statuary, the most repeated theme hear being angels descending a short flight of stairs with a cross behind them. There are burials from as old as the late 1800's and burials as new as this year. A large red stone complex sits at one end, rather like an outdoor mauseoleum. At each wing there is a modern looking statue of biblical personas such as Mary, St. Elizabeth, St Joachim, etc. There is also a priest's mauseoleum in the center of the cemetery, where an altar has been set up just inside the doors. A large triumphant jesus statue towers atop the building. You can get lost in the place. Definitely worth a taking time out of a whole afternoon to visit.
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Detail from a different statue
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Angel descending the stairs,
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Different versions of the prayerful Mary.
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Mary is once again the subject of this beautiful piece of stained glass. This photo is of a mauseoleum interior taken through the door glass. So far, this is the only other place outside of Rosehill that has stained glass paintings of this quality.
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This exquisite trio of angels is a unique kind of statuary I'd never seen before. This stone is very worn and not much remains of the dates, but it looks like it was a memorial for three siblings.
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