Teilhard's Grave
Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin died on Easter Sunday, April 10, 1955.
He is buried in the Jesuit Cemetery in Poughkeepsie, NY on the grounds of what was the Jesuit Novitiate, St Andrews-on-Hudson from 1905-1969. It is now the Culinary Institute of America (1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park, NY 12538 1499, Phone: 845-452-9600). One can obtain a key to the cemetery from the Culinary Institute of America Campus Safety office and visit Teilhard’s grave in the back left side of the cemetery.
On the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the writing of The Mass on the World Members of the Association de Amis de Teilhard de Chardin and the American Teilhard Association gathered at Teilhard’s gravesite.
Throughout the year, a few of Teilhard’s faithful friends continue to care his gravesite.
