Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery located in Woodside in the New York City borough of Queens. The cemetery, managed by the Trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral, is one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in the United States.

Shortly after his death in 1955, Don Vito Corleone was buried at Calvary Cemetery in a ceremony that was attended by many crime family members from across the country.

Behind the scenesEdit

Calvary Cemetary is a burial ground for well known gangsters, like:

• Joe Masseria
• Ignazio Saietta
• Peter Morello
• Thomas Lucchese
• Dominick Napolitano
• Benjamin Ruggiero

TriviaEdit

• The funeral of mobster Tommy Lucchese in 1967 may have inspired Vito Corleone's funeral in The Godfather.

External linksEdit

• Calvary Cementery on Wikipedia