A crypt is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church, above ground within a cemetery's mausoleum or a free-standing outdoor memorial tomb. It typically contains coffins, sarcophagi, or religious r
Visigothic crypt of Saint Antoninus Palencia Cathedral in Spain
A crypt in Wola Gułowska in Lublin Province, Poland
The 17th century crypt found in 1911 in the city of Pori, Finland
Crypt of Canterbury Cathedral, England
Catacombs are man-made underground passages primarily used for religious purposes, particularly for burial. Any chamber used as a burial place is considered a catacomb, although the word is most commo
Crypt
…Burial vault (tomb) Catacomb Columbarium…
A procession in the San Callistus catacombs in Rome, painted by Alberto Pisa
Grave niches in the Catacombs of Domitilla, Rome
Jesus and his twelve apostles, fresco with the Chi-Rho symbol ☧, Catacombs of Domitilla, Rome