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Catacombs of Rome

There are six known Jewish catacombs in Rome, two of which are open to the public: Vigna Randanini and Villa Torlonia.


Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem

P.A.P.S. organizes guided tours for groups of pilgrims inside the Vatican City and around Christian Rome, especially to the Vatican Museums, Vatican Gardens, Catacombs of Rome and Papal basilicas, Liturgical Celebrations and Audiences with the Pope, and organizes Congresses (on demand), Holy Masses, prayer gatherings and services with full assistance during Beatifications and Canonizations.

Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archaeology

In a vineyard on the Appian Way he discovered (1849) a fragment of a marble slab bearing part of an inscription, "NELIVS. MARTYR", which he recognized as belonging to the sepulchre of Pope Cornelius, slain in 253, whose remains were laid to rest in the Catacomb of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way.


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Pomponius Graecinus

Pomponius Grekeinos, a Christian of the early 3rd century, is commemorated by an inscription in the Catacombs of Rome