Cenotaph

pronunciation of
cenotaph is
sin-oh-taf (as in taffy) 

At the Carmel Mission, adjacent to the Basilica, the Jo Mora Chapel Gallery contains the Serra Memorial Cenotaph, sculpted of travertine marble and bronze by Jo Mora in 1924 - 140 years after Serra's death.


A cenotaph is an empty tomb.

kenos = empty (in Greek)

taphos = tomb (in Greek)

 
kenos taphos = Greek
cenotaphium = late Latin
cénotaphe = French
cenotaph = English

Father Junipero Serra is actually buried beneath the floor near the altar in the main sanctuary of the mission.


Junipero is pronounced "who-nip-ur-oh"

Serra (not Sierra)

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