Cimitero Greco-Ortodosso, Greek Orthodox cemetery in Livorno, Italy.
The Greek Orthodox Cemetery on Via Mastacchi has a rectangular layout with two buildings: the caretaker's house, shared with the neighbouring Dutch-German cemetery, and the apse-shaped Chapel of the Dormition, topped by a small dome. Marble tombs fill the grounds, some carved by Paolo Emilio Demi and Temistocle Guerrazzi.
The site was established in 1778 to replace an earlier burial ground from 1773 that had become inadequate. The older location closed in 1840 as the city expanded and required the land for development.
The inscriptions on graves mix Greek and Italian names, revealing how families built a lasting community here. You can see how they maintained their faith and language across generations in this burial ground.
The cemetery lies along Via Mastacchi, beside the Dutch-German cemetery, and the caretaker's house is shared with that neighbouring burial ground. The chapel of the Dormition, now the seat of the Greek Orthodox cult, is the focal point inside the rectangular enclosure. Access is through Via Mastacchi; the grounds are a burial place, so visitors should check locally before entering.
The chapel of the Dormition holds an iconostasis made in the first half of the 19th century by Ferdinando Magagnini and Francesco Parri, with oil paintings by Carlo Morelli. The tombs of the Rodocanacchi and Maurogordato families stand inside it.
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