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In the 13th-century cloistered cemetery of the Camposanto (Holy Ground — believed to be filled with sacred dirt brought back from the Holy Land during the Crusades), note the Gothic tabernacle enclosing a Madonna and Saints.
A recognizable sign of a colonial frontier camposanto was a large public, eight-foot wooden cross that stood in the front or center of the cemetery.
The same can be said for altars, nacimientos (nativity scenes), and camposanto (cemetery) graves, which are assembled with artistic care, while always communicating a devout religious sentiment.
See also Altars; Camposanto; Descansos; Día de los Muertos; Nacimiento; Retablos; -Santos
Although some people use the better-known term cementerio, meaning “cemetery,” camposanto is a word still used in many families.