Activities at the Italian Cemetery

Italian Cemetery activiies and events

EVENTS FOR 2023

November 2023

November 2nd All Soul’s Day Mass in the Main Chapel at 11 AM. 

ANNUAL EVENTS

Memorial Day Mass

Since 1970, the Italian Cemetery has hosted a Memorial Day Mass in the Italian language in the Chapel Mausoleum. For decades, this Mass was concelebrated by many Italian-speaking priests. Chief celebrant is Father Efrem Trettel, the founder of Apostolato Radio Christiana.

In 2009, the observance of Memorial Day was expanded into the Italian Cemetery’s Memorial Day Scampagnata, adding a complementary picnic lunch and musical entertainment. Today, the celebration is the most well-attended event of the year.

Il Giorno dei Morti Observance

November 2nd is observed in both Italy and the United States as Il giorno dei morti (the day of the dead). Though there are many religious and secular traditions attached to this day throughout Italy.

At the Italian Cemetery we begin with a Mass in the Italian language where we remember those whom we have lost in the past year. Then, we break bread together—or more than likely, eat pasta together. Though not as colorful as other All Souls’ Day observances, the day provides us with an opportunity to see old friends again, and to remember those who have gone before us.

Italian Heritage Tours

The Italian Cemetery hosts walking tours of the grounds where we explore the lives of the pioneers of San Francisco’s Italian community. The sixty-minute tour is both educational and entertaining.

Contact us for more details.

Italian Genealogy Information

For those struggling to find their Italian roots—both in the United States and in Italy—the Italian Cemetery will help with locating any family members who may be interred on our grounds. Though some research their family tree to accommodate becoming an Italian citizen, many attend just to discover the many undiscovered facts about their families history.

More about Geneaology Services.

The Italian Cemetery was founded in 1899 by La Società Italiana di Mutua Beneficenza, which is the oldest, continuously-existing, Italian-American organization in the United States, established in 1858.

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