Catacombe SS. Marcellino e Pietro - Mausoleo di S. Elena

Name: Catacombe SS. Marcellino e Pietro - Mausoleo di S. Elena
Address: Via Casilina 641 Quartiere di Torpignattara, 00177 Rome Italy, Rome, Italy
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Via Casilina 641 Quartiere di Torpignattara, 00177 Rome Italy

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Excavated below this location between the 3rd and 5th centuries CE, the Catacombs of the SS. Marcellino and Pietro house many tombs of very rich Christians who have left us wuonderful frescoes recently restored to their original splendor through laser technology. With its 18,000 square meters of galleries and chambers at about 16 meters below ground level, these catacombs represent an authentic tresure trove of Subterranean Christian Rome.

At a glance

Typical visit: about 30 minutes