God’s Acre Moravian graveyard (historic section)

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God’s Acre Moravian graveyard (historic section) is a historic Moravian burial ground in Old Salem, North Carolina, known for its uniform flat gravestones and orderly layout reflecting Moravian religious traditions of equality in death.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Moravian burial ground ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ
religious site ⓘ
associatedWith Moravian settlers of Salem ⓘ
Old Salem Museums & Gardens ⓘ
linked to: Old Salem
category Cemeteries in North Carolina ⓘ
Historic sites in Forsyth County, North Carolina ⓘ
Moravian Church in North Carolina ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
followsPrinciple equality of all believers in death ⓘ
simplicity in burial practices ⓘ
hasCharacteristic east–west grave alignment ⓘ
emphasis on equality in death ⓘ
orderly layout ⓘ
park-like setting ⓘ
quiet contemplative atmosphere ⓘ
rows of identical headstones ⓘ
segregated by choir groups ⓘ
simple stone markers ⓘ
uniform flat gravestones ⓘ
hasSection historic section ⓘ
heritageDesignation historic site ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
layoutReflects Moravian choir system ⓘ
Moravian communal organization ⓘ
locatedIn Forsyth County, North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
Old Salem ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Winston-Salem ⓘ
nameOrigin Moravian term “God’s Acre” for burial ground ⓘ
notableFor distinctive Moravian gravestone style ⓘ
historic Moravian burials ⓘ
religious and cultural heritage ⓘ
openTo guided tours ⓘ
visitors ⓘ
partOf Old Salem National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
linked to: Old Salem

Old Salem historic area ⓘ
linked to: Old Salem
religiousTradition Moravian Church ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
usedFor Easter sunrise services ⓘ
burial ⓘ
commemoration of the dead ⓘ
religious observances ⓘ

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