Protestant Cemetery Collection

China, Macau, Protestant Cemetery, Tombstones

China, Macau, Protestant Cemetery, Tombstone of Lord H. I. Spencer Churchill
China, Macau, Protestant Cemetery, Tombstone of Lord H.I.Spencer Churchill

Roma: Cimitero protestante (b / w photo)
6017676 Roma: Cimitero protestante (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cimitero protestante)

Fieldings Tomb in the Protestant Cemetery at Lisbon (engraving)
1050218 Fieldings Tomb in the Protestant Cemetery at Lisbon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Fielding (1707-54), English novelist, satirist

The Death of the Poet Shelley, 1822 (engraving)
1041320 The Death of the Poet Shelley, 1822 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of the Poet Shelley, 1822)

shelley, poet, death, italy, 1822, artwork 1885, place, shelley, cast ashore, burial chamber
Shelley, Poet, Death, Italy, 1822, artwork 1885, the place where Shelleys body was cast ashore, his tomb in the Protestant cemetery at Rome

Italy. Lazio. Rome. Protestant Cemetery. Tomb of Keats

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Amidst the vibrant hues of China's Macau, lies the tranquil Protestant Cemetery, a unique melting pot of history and culture. Here, under the shade of banyan trees, stand tombstones bearing the names of notable figures, such as Lord H. I. Spencer Churchill, Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, and the famed poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. Each tombstone tells a story, from the black-and-white images of Roma's Cimitero protestante to the engravings of The Funeral of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria and Fieldings Tomb in Lisbon. Shelley's tomb, in Rome's Protestant Cemetery, marks the place where the poet was cast ashore and buried in a makeshift chamber after a tragic storm. Yet, despite the serene atmosphere, even the peaceful cemetery was not immune to disturbances, as evidenced by the 1938 funeral of Mr. Starkey. A place of reflection and history, the Protestant Cemetery in Macau invites us to ponder the lives of those who came before us, their stories etched in stone.