Catacombs of Porta d'Ossuna in Palermo
The Paleochristian Catacombs of Porta Ossuna , dated between the 4th and 5th centuries AD, were discovered in 1739 during the construction of the Cappuccinelle Convent. They are so called because they are adjacent to the ancient Porta d'Ossuna, from the name of the viceroy Pietro Giron, Duke of d'Ossuna.
The Catacombs are preceded by a vestibule built at the behest of Ferdinand I of Bourbon in 1785. They are divided into a series of corridors, galleries and niches and extend for a few hundred meters to the west. The walls were painted, but today only some traces of plaster remain. Inside the Catacombs, a funerary inscription dedicated to a little girl was found which is now kept in the Antonio Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum.
