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RESERVATION FOR GUIDED TOURS

Individual visitors and groups of up to 15 people have to book and purchase their tickets by following the link at the bottom of this page.

Groups of more than 15 people, and/or those who want to book a chapel for a prayer service at the end of the guided tour, have to fill  out the on-line reservation request form and wait for confirmation from our offices.

If you do not receive our response within three working days, please contact us by telephone at the following number: +39.06.513.01.51

Before you make a reservation, please read carefully the rules of the catacombs.

BOOKING LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS

Groups visiting the catacombs can experience a moment of community prayer by making an explicit request when booking the visit.
ONLY THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST IN THE CATHOLIC RITE according to CURRENT FORM IS PERMITTED. (Office Note - Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology, 18 November 24).

A number of underground crypts and two above-ground chapels are available for liturgical celebrations in the catacombs.
The underground crypts, which do not have seating, have a capacity of 10 to 50 people.
The above-ground chapels (called Tricore) have a seating capacity of 35 - 75.
For large groups, the indoor chapel of the Salesian Institute San Tarcisio (500 metres from the catacombs, without leaving the park), where the saint's relics are kept, is available. It is also possible to celebrate outdoors, in the enclosure of the catacombs.

We recommend priests to bring their own surplices and stoles, while hosts, wine, liturgical vessels, chasuble and the text of the Holy Mass of the memory of the first martyrs of the Church of Rome (ordinary, euchology, readings) in Italian, French, English, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, German and Croatian are available on site.

For organisational reasons, liturgical celebrations in the catacomb should not last longer than 30 minutes. Only in San Tarcisio are extended prayer times possible. The group may indicate where they prefer to celebrate, but the Management reserves the right to assign the location (crypt, Tricora, St. Tarcisio) depending on the number of requests, the type of group, and the flow of visitors.

In order to be able to celebrate in the crypts/chapels of the catacombs, you must start the guided tour no later than 11:00 in the morning and no later than 15:30 in the afternoon. Normally the visit is conducted first, then the celebration begins, unless organisational requirements or special requests are made at the time of booking.

As a contribution for the use of the crypts/chapels we ask for 30€ to be handed in at the ticket office while collecting the tickets.