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Bohemian National Cemetery (Chicago, Illinois)
Bohemian National Cemetery () is a cemetery at 5255 North Pulaski Road on the north side of Chicago, Illinois.
==History==
The cemetery was established by members of Chicago's Czech community in 1877.〔Matte Hucke and Ursula Bielski. ''(Graveyards of Chicago )''. Lake Claremont Press, 1999. 53-62.〕 The community had been outraged when a Czech Catholic woman named Marie Silhanek was denied burial at several Catholic cemeteries in Chicago because she supposedly never made her Easter Duty (going to confession and Holy Communion at least once during the Easter season), which is incumbent on all Catholics, even today.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="What is the Easter Duty in Roman Catholicism?" )〕 In response, the Czechs purchased land in what was then Jefferson Township to create a cemetery that would be under their control.〔Brenda Warner Rotzoll. "Offbeat Chicago - Outrage led to Bohemian cemetery". ''Chicago Sun-Times''. December 8, 1996. 30.〕 The original plot of land was . Over the years, the cemetery expanded to .〔"Mark Bohemian cemetery's 75 years Sunday". ''Chicago Tribune''. September 18, 1952. W_A6.〕
The cemetery was notably featured in the 1998 film ''U.S. Marshals''.〔Hilary Shenfeld. "Top dog's back; And 'U.S. Marshals' is pumped with Snipes and Downey signing on". ''Daily Herald''. March 6, 1998. 25.〕 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.〔
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