Second Annual National Black History Month Pilgrimage to Mount Olivet Cemetery

Join the St. Augustine Parish Community to visit the graves of some of the founding members of our community. Pilgrims will visit several sections of the cemetery.

• Section 18 where the graves of Father Felix Barotti, first pastor of St. Augustine and several founding members are located.
• Sections 6 and 8 where the graves of additional founding family members are buried.
• Section 61, lots 61-63 where parishioners from Holy Trinity Parish, Washington, DC, whose graves were removed from the common ground of Georgetown University campus have been relocated to Mount Olivet Cemetery.

“On July 24, 1990, the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus of the United States designated November as Black Catholic History Month to celebrate the long history and proud heritage of Black Catholics. It also marks a time to share in remembrance, the saints and souls of Africa and the African Diaspora.”

Mount Olivet Cemetery
1300 Bladensburg Road, NE, Washington, DC

For more information, please call the parish office at 202-265-1470.