CATACOMBE DI S. DOMITILLA, Roma, Italy. Entrance ticket (1970s)

CATACOMBE DI S. DOMITILLA
[Catacombs of Domitilla]
Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra
Roma

Entrance ticket Nº 17366.

[1970s]

The Catacombs of Domitilla are an underground Christian cemetery named after the Domitilla family that had initially ordered them to be dug. They are located over 16 metres underground, about 2 kilometers from the south of Appia Antica (Appian Way) and span 15 kilometers in distance. They were actively used as a cemetery from the first through the fifth centuries AD and were rediscovered in 1593 by Antonio Bosio, an archaeologist. They include more than 26,000 tombs. More recently, they have been restored using lasers, giving a much clearer view of the images on the walls.

Gracias a M. Teresa.