St. John's Historic Graveyard & Tableau

THE   St. JOHN'S HISTORIC GRAVEYARD & TABLEAU   THE VAULTS   The graveyard is the final resting place of numerous influential 19th & 20th century families, including that of Thomas Penn-Gaskell, a descendant of William Penn (Grave #1 on Northeast row) and The Empress Ana Maria Huarte de Yturbide (Grave #5 on the same side)   In addition there are buried here veterans of the War of 1812, The Mexican-American War, The Civil War, the Spanish-American War and the First World War.   THE TABLEAU   A series of 8 Sculptured Murals commissioned by Monsignor Charles V. Devlin, PA, in 1986   The first half of the tableau tells a story via excerpts from biblical history from the creation of the world to the birth of Jesus Christ:

I. CREATION

II. EXPULSION FROM THE GARDEN OF EDEN

III. THE PROPHET ISAIAH PROPHESYING THE MESSIAH

IV. KING DAVID

V. THE THREE WISEMEN OF THE EPIPHANY   The second half depicts the mission of St. John the Evangelist Church and how we can all continue the mystery of God's love by caring for the needs of:   VI. THE SICK   VIL. THE HOMELESS & NEEDY   VIII. THE IMPRISONED   "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was naked and you clothed me,   ...I was ill and you comforted me, in prison and you came to visit me."

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