Roman Catholic Cemetery

Roman Catholic Cemetery : The Red Taj Mahal or John William Hessing?s Tomb was built by his wife in the memory of her husband.The Roman Catholic cemetery Probably is the oldest Christian cemetery in northern India.The cemetery is a protected site,There are so many early European travellers and adventurers buried here.The grave stone are kept clean and most of the inscriptions are readable.In 17th and 18th centuries, the Agra was considered bless place by Christians and the dead were brought here different places to bury. There is the grave of Jerome Veronio, It is believed that he had a hand in designing the taj, modelling it on Humayun?s tomb in delhi. Actually there is no proved evidence that Veronio designed the taj. The Italian Lapidary,Hortenzio Bronzoni graves lies at a short distance from Veronio.
There are over 80 old Armenian graves in the cemetery, but the only one is of great intrest is the shah Nazar Khan , an expert in the art of milding a heavy cannon.