Catacomb of Balbina

The Catacomb of Balbina or Catacomb of Mark is a catacomb between the ancient via Appia antica and via Ardeatina in the Ardeatino district of Rome. It is one of the funerary areas in the Callixtian complex, which is sited between the via Appia antica, via Ardeatina and the vicolo delle Sette Chiese.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Catacombs of Saint Calixt and The Church of Domine Quo Vadis.

Catacombs of Saint Calixt

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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 450 metres southeast of Catacomb of Balbina.

The Church of Domine Quo Vadis

Church

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Santa Maria in Palmis, also known as Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis, is a small church southeast of Rome. It is located about some 800 m from Porta San Sebastiano, where the Via Ardeatina branches off the Appian Way, on the site where, according to the apocryphal Acts of Peter, Saint Peter met the risen Christ while Peter was fleeing persecution in Rome. The Church of Domine Quo Vadis is situated 600 metres north of Catacomb of Balbina.

San Sebastiano fuori le mura

Church

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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. San Sebastiano fuori le mura is situated 1 km southeast of Catacomb of Balbina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Rome and Garbatella.

South Rome

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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

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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.

Aventino-Testaccio

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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of Rome. Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.

Catacomb of Balbina

Type: Building
Description: catacomb in Rome, Italy
Categories: archaeological site and catacombs
Location: Municipio Roma VIII, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.86146° or 41° 51′ 41″ north

Longitude

12.50637° or 12° 30′ 23″ east

Open location code

8FHJVG64+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 133799711

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q3663169

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Portuguese—“Catacomb of Balbina” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Balbina-catacombe”
Dutch: “Catacombe van Balbina”
French: “Catacombe de Balbina”
Italian: “Catacomba di Balbina”
Portuguese: “Catacumba de Balbina”

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Highlights include Saint Mark’s Basilica and Cimitero Salesiano.

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