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Vatican Necropolis

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Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
Vatican Necropolis
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+39 06 6988 5318

Address:
Piazza San Pietro | Beneath St. Peteru2019s Basilica, 00120 Vatican City, Italy

The Vatican Necropolis lies under the Vatican City, at depths varying between 5–12 metres below Saint Peter's Basilica. The Vatican sponsored archeological excavations under Saint Peter's in the years 1940–1949 which revealed parts of a necropolis dating to Imperial times. The work was undertaken at the request of Pope Pius XI who wished to be buried as close as possible to Peter the Apostle. It is also home to the Tomb of the Julii, which has been dated to the third or fourth century. The necropolis was not originally one of the underground Catacombs of Rome, but an open air cemetery with tombs and mausolea. The Vatican Necropolis is not to be confused with the Vatican grottoes, the latter of which resulted from the construction of St. Peter's Church and is located on the ground level of the old Constantinian basilica.
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