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{{Short description|Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City}}
{{Infobox cemetery
|name = Holy Cross Cemetery
|image = Holy Cross Cemetery gate jeh.jpg
|imagesize = 300px
|caption =
|established =
|country = United States
|location = 3620 Tilden Avenue, [[East Flatbush]], [[Brooklyn]], New York City
|coordinates = {{coord|40.6465|-73.9386|region:US_type:landmark|display=it}}
|type = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
|owner = [[Diocese of Brooklyn]]
|size =
|graves= 
|website = {{URL|https://www.ccbklyn.org/our-cemeteries/holy-cross-cemetery/}}
|findagraveid= 64166
}}
'''Holy Cross Cemetery''', located at 3620 Tilden Avenue in [[East Flatbush]], [[Brooklyn]], New York City, is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] cemetery operated by the [[Diocese of Brooklyn]].

==Notable burials==
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* [[John J. Bennett Jr.]] – Soldier and lawyer
* [[Diamond Jim Brady]] – American businessman and philanthropist
* [[John Bullman]] – American jockey
* [[Thomas H. Burns|Tommy Burns]] – Canadian and U.S. Hall of Fame jockey
* [[Louis Capone]] – organized crime figure
* [[James Carey (Medal of Honor)|James Carey]] – [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[John Michael Clancy]] – [[U.S. House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]]
* [[Walter Donaldson (songwriter)|Walter Donaldson]] – songwriter
* [[Timothy Donoghue]] (1825–1908) – [[Medal of Honor]] recipient during [[American Civil War]]
* [[James E. Fitzsimmons|"Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons]] – American [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[horse trainer|racehorse trainer]]
* [[Joseph C. H. Flynn]] – lawyer, politician, and magistrate
* [[Edward H. Garrison]] – American Hall of Fame jockey
* [[William Russell Grace]] (1832–1904) – Irish-American businessman and former Mayor of New York City
* [[Frank Hayes  (jockey)| Frank Hayes]] (1901–1922) – won a steeplechase despite suffering a fatal heart midrace
* [[Gil Hodges]] (1924–1972) – [[Major League Baseball]] player and manager
* [[Patrick Keely]] – Architect
* [[Ardolph Loges Kline]] – [[New York City Mayor]], [[U.S. House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]]
* [[Frank J. Macchiarola]] – Chancellor of the New York City Schools, 1978–1983
* [[Hugh McLaughlin (politician)|Hugh McLaughlin]] – Boss of the Brooklyn Democratic Party in the late 1800s
* [[Jean H. Norris]] – lawyer and first female magistrate of New York City
* [[Mícheál Ó Lócháin]] (1836–1899) – one of the foremost activists in behalf of the Irish Gaelic language in the United States. Founded the first periodical in which Irish Gaelic had a major place.
* [[Samuel O'Reilly]] patented the first electric tattoo machine.
* [[William Pelham (Medal of Honor)|William R. Pelham]] – [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[James J. Reynolds (educator)|James J. Reynolds]] – educator<ref>{{cite news |title=J.J. Reynolds Dies; City Educator 50 Years |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-james-j-reynold/6879920/ |newspaper=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=May 27, 1945 |page=27 |access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dr. J.J. Reynolds, Educator, 71, Dead – Ex-Assistant Superintendent in Kings – Warned U.S. of Nazi Program of Hate in '33 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1945/05/27/archives/dr-jj-reynolds-educator-71-dead-exassistant-superintendent-in.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 27, 1945 |page=25 |access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Quentin Reynolds]] – journalist<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Reynolds, Famed Newsman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108335259/obituary-for-quentin-reynolds-aged-62/ |newspaper=[[San Francisco Examiner]] |location=[[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]] |date=March 18, 1965 |page=32 |access-date=August 26, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
* [[Frank Thompson (catcher)|Frank Thompson]] (1852–1925) – first major-league baseball player born in Portugal<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-union-augustus-fernandez/135371034/ |title=Augustus Fernandez |newspaper=[[Brooklyn Times-Union|The Brooklyn Standard Union]] |page=2 |date=October 31, 1925 |accessdate=November 17, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
* [[Albert Weisbogel]] – two-time [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (unmarked grave)
* [[Frankie Yale]] (1893–1928) – organized crime figure

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.ccbklyn.org/our-cemeteries/holy-cross-cemetery/}}
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
* [http://www.cathcemetery-bklyn.org Brooklyn Catholic Cemeteries]
* [http://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/kings/holycross/holy_cross.htm Interment.net entry]

{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Roman Catholic cemeteries in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn]]