All Souls Catholic Cemetery
About Our Catholic Faith and Burial Rites
A Catholic funeral, like a Catholic cemetery, is for the living, not the dead. It affirms our faith in the Resurrection. It offers consolation, hope and remembrance among friends, family and community of believers. And it provides a profound witness of our Faith to the world. Our faith in the Resurrection of Christ does not prevent physical death. We need to live well and give consideration to the manner and location of burial. The risk taken by Joseph of Arimathea to claim the body of Jesus after his death on the cross shows the respect Christians have for the human body. God not only created us in the fullness of our humanity, but also sent his Son to take on our body and our nature. Being in the image and likeness of God makes our bodies innately honorable. Look as well at the elaborate efforts (again, risking arrest and death) of the Christians living under persecution in ancient Rome. They worshipped underground and buried their dead in catacombs.
About The Cemetery
All Souls Catholic Cemetery is located on the south side of State Highway 46A (about 1825 W. 25th Street), east of Hardy Avenue, in Sanford, FL. At this time All Souls Catholic Cemetery offers two burial options: A) burial of bodily remains; B) burial of cremated remains. (In the future we will also offer niches in a columbarium for cremated remains.) Regardless of the burial option chosen, it is important to understand that All Souls Catholic Cemetery is not selling real estate. Actually, a purchaser is acquiring rights to burial space, assuming complete control over all immediate and future burial decisions. The space is continuously owned and maintained by All Souls Parish and the Diocese of Orlando, who provide firm, long-term stability. Contracts, supporting paperwork and policy establish ownership and control of these rights, even through changing generations of family.
About Cemetery Practices and Policies
While respecting your preferences — personal, familial, emotional, financial and spiritual — we will guide you with full, unhurried, in-depth disclosure so you can make prudent and informed choices. Please download and print out our All Souls Catholic Cemetery Guide for more information on Funeral and Burial at All Souls Catholic Church and Cemetery. You'll also want to download our Cemetery Brochure, which includes pricing, procedures, regulations, helpful resources, and more (click in the links below).
Cemetery Brochure:
All Souls Catholic Cemetery Brochure (English)
All Souls Catholic Cemetery Brochure (Spanish)
Please contact Mary Valente, Cemetery Manager, for more information on purchasing a burial plot at All Souls Catholic Cemetery.
Manager: Mary Valente
Phone: 407.322.3795
E-mail: Click Here