Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice
The Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice (French: Cimetière orthodoxe de Caucade) also known as the Orthodox cemetery in Caucade, is a cemetery located southwest of Nice, France .
| Cimetière russe de Nice | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1867 |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Type | Christian Orthodox cemetery |
History and description
The cemetery was established on a plot bought by Russia in 1867 on the hill of Caucade, at a time when the Russian colony had an important role in the French Riviera.
3,000 Russians, including the descendants of Russian immigrants and refugees after the October Revolution and the members of Royal families, are buried at the cemetery. This includes Galitzine, Naryshkin, Obolensky, Volkonsky, Tsereteli and Gagarin families.
The cemetery chapel is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, in honor of the patron Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia who died of tuberculosis in Nice.
The cemetery is open on Thursday and Saturday from 9:00 to 12:00 and on Friday and Sunday from 14:00 to 17:00. Liturgy on Saturday at 9:30. (Bus line 8 - station Caucade).
Notables buried
- Princess Catherine Dolgorukaya-Yurievskaya (1847–1922)
- Vladimir Golenishchev (1856–1947), Russian Egyptologist
- Princess Helen of Serbia (1884–1962)
- Magnus Hirschfeld (1868–1935), German physician, sexologist and LGBT rights activist
- Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich Romanov (1902–1978)
- General Dmitry Shcherbachev, (1857–1932)
- General Nikolai Yudenich (1862–1933)
Gallery
External links and references
- History
- Nice (06) : cimetière de Caucade – Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice at Find a Grave
