The Catacombs of Saint Callixtus

An important religious site for early Christians, the Catacombs of St Callixtus, which sit on the Appian Way (Via Appia) - one of the most important Roman roads on the Italian peninsula, are most famous for once being the burial place of many of the early popes, with their earliest nuclei dating from the second century AD.

At present the upkeep and management of all Roman Christians catacombs are under the care of the Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra.