Nicholas Stanley-Price

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Published by the Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome, 2014. 155 pp. ISBN 978-88-909168-0-9. €18.00

The Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome

ITS HISTORY, ITS PEOPLE ITS SURVIVAL FOR 300 YEARS

This new book:

Draws on extensive new research to explain how the Cemetery has grown from its 18th-century origins to its modern-day layout
Introduces over 300 of the people laid to rest here, from diplomats and dancers to sculptors and sailors, with an index of their grave locations
Showcases the Cemetery’s resilience in the face of various threats, such as the construction of a new road and tram line across the oldest graves
Demonstrates how its active use today is reconciled with increasing numbers of visitors

The volume contains more than 80 illustrations, many of them little known and several of them not previously published; and five maps which have been specially drawn.

The sources for statements made in the text and a bibliography can be found HERE.

The author

Stanley-Price trained as an historian and has worked mainly in heritage management and higher education. He is a member of the Cemetery’s Advisory Committee and edits its quarterly Friends’ Newsletter. He lives in Rome.

The book can be purchased at the Cemetery Visitor Center, Via Caio Cestio 6, 00153 Rome, or online via PayPal. Please specify that you want this edition from the postage rates menu below.

All proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the Non-Catholic Cemetery for Foreigners in Rome.

Reviews

Vorliegendes Buch zur Geschichte des Cimitero acattolico in Rom -Begrabnisstatte fi.ir in Rom verstorbene, nicht-katholische Auslander - vermag es, den interessierten Laien kenntnisreich durch die wechselvolle Genese des im Stadtteil Testaccio gelege· nen, vielbesuchten Friedhofes zu fi.ihren. Nicht weniger bietet es auch wissenschaftlich Arbeitenden neue lnformationen auf aktuellem Forschungsstand...

“delightfully illustrated, packed with fascinating information, and handsomely produced” … one of the most magical places in the world: the burial-ground which used to be known as the Cimitero degli Inglesi, but, filled as it is by many dead bodies of other than English origins, is now known as the ‘Non-Catholic Cemetery’ (Cimitero Acattolico). [… ] The author, Stanley-Price, is a member of the Cemetery’s Advisory Committee, and edits the Newletter of the Friends of the Cemetery. He has done a splendid job, and his book is delightfully illustrated (sometimes in colour), packed with fascinating information, and handsomely produced. My only quibble is regret it could not have been published as a hardback, as the contents deserve something more substantial than thin card (albeit attractively decorated).

“A gem”
The guide-history written by Stanley-Price is a gem. It ranks with the late Leonard Boyle’s book on the Basilica of San Clemente as one of the best books in Rome dedicated to a single site. Wonderful work!

Go thou to Rome
I was in Rome in September re-visiting the Cemetery and was pleased to find that a new book about the cemetery by Nicholas Stanley-Price has recently been published. In it Mr Stanley-Price charts the history of the cemetery from the first known burial on 1716 through to the present day and the vision of the trustees for its future. The book is extremely informative and readable, lavishly illustrated in colour with maps, prints and paintings, many of which have not previously been published, and photographs of many of the memorials. It charts the origins and expansion of the cemetery, gives accounts of some of the funerals and burials of the people who came to Rome, many for the benefit of their health, who died there and are buried in the cemetery.

Roma, il Cimitero protestante in un libro
I più lo conoscono solo per la presenza dei celebri monumenti ai poeti Percy Shelley e John Keats, ma il piccolo Cimitero Acattolico di Roma, noto anche come Cimitero protestante, nasconde tra le sue mura quasi trecento anni di storia: storia che viene ora raccontata in un libro.

Three centuries of history are skilfully recounted in this new book by historian Nicholas Stanley-Price. The author sheds light on many little known aspects of this unique site – its foundation on unconsecrated land outside the city walls to contain the remains of non-Catholic foreigners, like Protestant members of the exiled Stuart court in Rome and aristocrats who died during their Grand Tour, insights into the lives and personalities of many of the people buried there, the difficulties of maintenance and restoration and its present management organization.

The Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome

The author