Saint Basilica Pankracego za Murami (Saint Pancrazio) in Rome dates from the 6th century. The relics of St. Pancras. Visitors to the basilica can visit the local museum, which exhibits, among others, early Christian sculptures. Ancient catacombs have survived in the basement of the church and are available to tourists.
The catacombs are currently in poor condition. You can see here the chamber of St. Felicja from the turn of the 3rd and 4th century, decorated with marine motifs (fish and ships), as well as the chamber of St. Sophia.
The basilica was built on one of the seven Roman hills - Janiculum, on the initiative of Pope Symmachus. She stood in the place where the grave of her future patron Pankrati was.
In the seventeenth century, the temple was renovated, during which time, on the recommendation of Pope Alexander VII, it was transferred to bare Carmelites.
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Saint Basilica Pankrati was built at the beginning of the 6th century on the order of Pope Symmachus. It is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and titular church. Located at the site of the grave of St. Pankracego temple impresses with a 15th-century brick facade with the coat of arms of Innocent VIII. The business card of the object are preserved ancient catacombs, which were the burial place of the patron of the church and other medieval martyrs.
The basilica was rebuilt several times. In the 17th century, the church was handed over to bare Carmelites, who completed its complete renovation. In the nineteenth century, the building was the site of the assault of Napoleon Bonaparte and Giuseppe Garibaldi. Since 1997, the temple is guarded by Polish barefoot Carmelites.
After the death of Pankrat's parents from Phrygia, together with his uncle Dionysus in 304 he came to Rome. For refusing to sacrifice to the gods, he was beheaded and his body was thrown into the street. Inside the temple is a reliquary with the head of a saint. St. Catacomb Pankracego is one of the few in Rome that since the Middle Ages could always be visited by pilgrims.
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