The Catacombs of San Callisto, located along the Via Appia Antica, were built after AD 150, with some private Christian hypogea and a funeral area directly dependent on the Catholic Church. It takes its name from the deacon Saint Callixtus, proposed by Pope Zephyrinus on his accession as pope. The Pope enlarged the complex, that soon became the official one for the Roman Church. The arcades, where more than fifty martyrs and sixteen pontiffs were buried, form part of a complex graveyard that occupies fifteen hectares and is almost 20 km long.

The catacombs are most notable for containing the Crypt of the Popes (Italian: Cappella dei Papi), which once contained the tombs of several popes from the 2nd to 4th centuries.

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	Interior view after 150 Fresco Catacombs of St Callixtus, Rome	827*1000 True Color 227 Kb
	Wall decoration 3rd century Fresco Catacombs of St Callixtus, Rome	1300*1154 True Color 251 Kb
	Eucharistic Fish and Loaves 3rd century Fresco Catacombs of St Callixtus, Rome	1150*785 True Color 247 Kb
	Orants 3rd century Fresco Catacombs of St Callixtus, Rome	1300*1265 True Color 248 Kb
	Orants (detail) 3rd century Fresco Catacombs of St Callixtus, Rome	1200*900 True Color 100 Kb
	The Good Shepherd 3rd century Fresco Catacombs of St Callixtus, Rome	889*1500 True Color 236 Kb