Catacombs of San Sebastiano
The Catacombs of San Sebastiano are a hypogeum cemetery in Rome, Italy, rising along Via Appia Antica, in the Ardeatino Quarter. It is one of the very few Christian burial places that has always been accessible.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM
- Email: info@catacombe.org
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: catacomb in Rome, Italy
- Address: Via Appia Antica 136, Roma
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Sebastiano fuori le mura and Catacombs of Saint Calixt.
San Sebastiano fuori le mura
Church
Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Sebastiano fuori le mura, or San Sebastiano ad Catacumbas, is a minor basilica in Rome, Central Italy. Up to the Great Jubilee of 2000, San Sebastiano was one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome, and many pilgrims still favour the traditional list.
Catacombs of Saint Calixt
Photo: GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Catacomb of Callixtus is one of the Catacombs of Rome on the Appian Way, notable for containing the Crypt of the Popes, which once contained the tombs of several popes from the 2nd to 4th centuries. Catacombs of Saint Calixt is situated 540 metres northwest of Catacombs of San Sebastiano.
Mausoleum of Maxentius
Museum
Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mausoleum of Maxentius was part of a large complex on the Appian Way in Rome that included a palace and a chariot racing circus, constructed by the Emperor Maxentius. Mausoleum of Maxentius is situated 240 metres east of Catacombs of San Sebastiano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Rome and Garbatella.
South Rome
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The South of Rome includes the historic Appian Way and nearby catacombs, as well as important tourist attractions in EUR, and San Paolo.
Garbatella
Quarter
Photo: Torvindus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garbatella is an urban zone of Rome. It belongs to the Municipio VIII of Rome comune, Italy, in the Ostiense quarter of Rome. Its population counts nearly 45,000.
Quarto Miglio
Neighborhood
Quarto Miglio is an urban zone of Municipio VII of Rome, Italy. It was located in the south-eastern area of the city. As of 2010 it had a population of 11,052 people. Quarto Miglio is situated 3 km southeast of Catacombs of San Sebastiano.
Catacombs of San Sebastiano
- Categories: archaeological site, catacombs, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Municipio Roma VIII, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.85593° or 41° 51′ 21″ northLongitude
12.5158° or 12° 30′ 57″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
8FHJVG48+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 452570567OpenStreetMap feature
historic=catacombOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Catacombs of San Sebastiano” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “catacumbes de Sant Sebastià”
- Catalan: “Catacumbes de Sant Sebastià”
- Dutch: “Catacombe van Sint-Sebastiaan”
- Dutch: “Sint-Sebastiaan-catacombe”
- French: “catacombes de Saint-Sébastien”
- French: “Catacombes de Saint-Sébastien”
- Georgian: “სან-სებასტიანოს კატაკომბები”
- Greek: “Κατακόμβες του Αγ. Σεβαστιανού”
- Greek: “Κατακόμβες του Αγίου Σεβαστιανού”
- Hebrew: “הקטקומבות בכנסיית סבסטיאנוס הקדוש”
- Italian: “catacombe di San Sebastiano”
- Italian: “Catacombe di San Sebastiano”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Sebastians katakomber”
- Norwegian: “Sankt Sebastians katakomber”
- Polish: “Katakumby świętego Sebastiana”
- Portuguese: “Catacumbas de São Sebastião”
- Russian: “Катакомбы Сан-Себастьяно”
- Russian: “Катакомбы святого Себастьяна”
- Russian: “Катакомбы Святого Себастьяна”
- Spanish: “Catacumbas de San Sebastian”
- Spanish: “Catacumbas de San Sebastián”
- Swedish: “Sankt Sebastians katakomber”
- Ukrainian: “Катакомби святого Себастьяна”
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