Rome: Catacombs

Places and attractions in the Catacombs category

Catacombs of Rome

The Catacombs of Rome are ancient catacombs, underground burial places in and around Rome, of which there are at least forty, some rediscovered only in recent decades.

Ancient Roman burial tunnels and crypts The Catacomb of Callixtus is one of the Catacombs of Rome on the Appian Way, most notable for containing the Crypt of the Popes, which once contained the tombs of several popes from the 2nd to 4th centuries.

Catacombe di San Sebastiano

The Catacombs of San Sebastiano are a hypogeum cemetery in Rome, rising along Via Appia Antica, in the Ardeatino Quarter. They are one of the very few Christian burial places that have always been accessible.

Catacomb of San Pancrazio

The Catacomb of San Pancrazio is a catacomb of Rome, located in the Via Aurelia, within the modern Quartiere Gianicolense.

Vigna Randanini

The Vigna Randanini are Jewish Catacombs between the second and third miles of the Appian Way close to the Christian catacombs of Saint Sebastian, with which they were originally confused.

Catacombe di Priscilla

The Catacomb of Priscilla is an archaeological site on the Via Salaria in Rome, Italy, situated in what was a quarry in Roman times. This quarry was used for Christian burials from the late 2nd century through the 4th century.

Catacomb of Pontian

The Catacomb of Pontian is one of the catacombs of Rome on the Via Portuensis, notable for containing the original tombs of Pope Anastasius I and his son Pope Innocent I. The Catacomb was discovered by famed Italian explorer Antonio Bosio in 1618.

Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter

The Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter are found approximately three kilometers from southeast Rome and the ancient Via Labicana, and date to the 4th century AD.

Catacombs of Generosa

The Catacomb of Generosa is a catacomb of Rome, located in Via delle Catacombe di Generosa, close to a big bight of river Tiber on the right bank, in the Portuense quarter.

Catacomb of Saint Thecla

The Catacomb of Saint Thecla is a Christian catacomb in the city of Rome, near the Via Ostiense and the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, in the southern quarter of the ancient city.

Catacombs of San Valentino

The Catacombs of San Valentino is one of the catacombs of Rome, placed at the 2nd mile of the via Flaminia, now in Viale Maresciallo Pilsudski, in the modern Pinciano neighborhood.

Catacomb of Calepodius

The Catacomb of Calepodius is one of the Catacombs of Rome, notable for containing the tombs of Pope Callixtus I and Pope Julius I, along with the eponymous Calepodius.

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