Rabat - Catacombs of St Catald / St Paul and Ste Agatha

The early Christians were forbidden by Roman law to bury their dead within the city limits and, as cremation was not an acceptable solution, families and fraternities developed the intramural catacomb. Hewn out of living rock, there are six variants, which date in this area from the first to the eighth centuries.

Catacombs are dotted all over the island and all have had diverse uses ever since.