Around Rome again, plus a couple from outside the Catacombs of Callixtus

The Catacombs of Rome contain half a million tombs spread over 20km of underground labyrinth. They were used by the Roman Christians from the 3rd to the 9th century, then lost until they were rediscovered in the 1800s. The walls are covered with dug out spaces, most only about 1 foot high, and 2 feet deep, where bodies were placed laying face up to rest in peace. 40% of the crypts were reserved for children, and are only a few feet long. There were also interspersed, large dome-shaped crypts for whole families.

We saw the place where St. Cecelia (the Roman Catholic patron saint of music) was buried, although her remains had been moved for safekeeping.