- entrance]] - entrance (detail)]]. Convento de San Fransisco]] The original catacombs are a network of underground burial galleries beneath San Sebastiano fuori le mura, in Rome. The derivation of the word itself is disputed and it remains unclear if it ultimately derives from the cemetery itself or from the locality in which it is found. There is no doubt however that the San Sebastiano catacombs are the first to be referred to as such. The word now refers to any network of caves, grottos, or subterranean place that is used for the burial of the dead, or it can refer to a specific underground burial place. Famous examples include: · Catacombs of Rome in Italy · Catacombs of Paris in France · Catacombs of Kom el Shuqafa (or Kom al Sukkfa) in Alexandria, Egypt · Catacombs of Malta on the Mediterranean island of Malta · Catacombs of Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. · Capuchin catacombs of

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