Zum Bilstein cemetery
The Roman Catholic cemetery Zum Bilstein, also known as the Am Bilstein cemetery, is located directly to the east of the St. Maria Magdalena monastery church and the Steinhaus monastery in the Beyenburg district of Wuppertal .
The cemetery has its main entrance in the southwest and can be reached through a small iron gate. To the left of the gate is the cemetery chapel , built in 1964 . After the gate there is a main corridor around 108 meters long, which leads to the rear entrance to the street Am Bilstein . The main corridor divides the cemetery area into two parts, in the middle there is a high cross for the clergy. To the right and left of the main corridor are the graves set in stone on a meadow.
At the entrance, behind the cemetery chapel, there is a free altar and to the north of it is a quiet area for the brothers of the Order of the Holy Cross ("Kreuzherren", also "Kreuzbrüder"), surrounded by a low hedge . There is still a noticeable light cross here. A large stone block next to it shows the coat of arms of the Lords of the Cross. The graves are plain and have simple grave slabs. It is now the only resting place of the Lords of the Cross, deceased brothers from all over Germany are buried here.
literature
- Bettina Tewes: Wuppertal cemeteries . Wartberg Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2006, ISBN 3-8313-1619-8
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Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 3 ″ N , 7 ° 18 ′ 7 ″ E