The Burd Children's Memorial, also known as "Angel of the Resurrection," is a memorial to the children of Eliza Howard and Edward Shippen Burd. Completed in 1853 by Carl Steinhäuser, the marble monument represents the Angel of the Resurrection waking the children for their ascent into heaven.

History of the Burd Children’s Memorial

Upon his death in 1848, Edward Shippen Burd’s will conveyed his wish for an ambitious marble monument to his three children who died shortly before. It was to be placed, if possible, within the church as a memorial. Given space limitations, architect Richard Upjohn proposed building a side chapel that projected from the sanctuary into the churchyard.

With the funerary monument as its centerpiece, the chapel was built directly over the Burd family burial site. Spanning the churchyard and the church, the memorial is physically and visually connected to two worlds: the living and the dead.