Oct 09, 2022
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Rome's catacombs, including those normally difficult to visit, will open for free guided tours on Saturday 15 October as part of the 2022 edition of Day of the Catacombs. Organised by the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, the fifth Giornata delle Catacombe is dedicated to Pope Callixtus I (218-222) on the 18th centenary of his death.
The programme, titled Callixtus and the Invention of the Catacombs, underlines the central role of Callisto in the development of these fascinating underground burial chambers, including the catacombs that bear his name on Via Appia Antica.
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