Cemetery of Agramonte, Cemetery in Cedofeita, Porto, Portugal
The Cemitério de Agramonte is a municipal cemetery in the Cedofeita district on the western side of Porto, Portugal. It was laid out in 1855 as a simple burial ground after a cholera epidemic and reorganised in 1869, when the elaborate tombs that characterise it today began to appear. The cemetery includes a chapel and private sections for three religious orders.
The cemetery was founded in 1855 and is one of the oldest municipal burial grounds in Porto. Its chapel was built between 1870 and 1874, then expanded in 1906 under architect José Marques da Silva.
The chapel inside the cemetery holds Byzantine-style paintings made by Italian artist Silvestro Silvestri in the early 20th century. These murals are one of the few examples of Italian artistic influence on religious decoration in Porto from that period.
The main entrance is on Largo de Agramonte, and the grounds are easy to walk through thanks to flat, well-marked paths. A public restroom is available near the entrance, and visiting on November 1 or 2 means longer opening hours than usual.
The cemetery holds a memorial mausoleum to the roughly 120 victims of the 1888 Teatro Baquet fire, built as a large ark from materials of the theatre itself, including iron twisted by the flames and a large crown of thorns in iron.
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