In a central area of west London, covering 16 hectares, lies Brompton Cemetery. It is part of a chain of seven cemeteries established between 1833 and 1854, known as “London’s Magnificent Seven,” designed as “garden cemeteries.”
By 1900, around 155,000 graves appeared, followed by another 50,000 before the cemetery was closed to new burials from 1952 to 1996.
Since 2003, Brompton Cemetery has been the resting place of Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh, an Orthodox bishop known for his sermons and writings, translated in several languages.
Among the hundreds of thousands of graves, where it seems no one visits anymore, the metropolitan’s grave is likely one of the few still adorned with fresh flowers.
Photography courtesy of: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
