Crypt of the Capuchins in Rome

Skulls and bones of the Capuchin friars on Via Veneto in Rome.

The vaults and walls of the crypt in the Capuchin church on Rome's Via Veneto host the bones and skulls of some 3,700 monks who died between 1600 and 1800. A touch of the macabre but worth a visit. 

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Address Via Vittorio Veneto, 27, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

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Crypt of the Capuchins in Rome

Via Vittorio Veneto, 27, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

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