Instead, Pope Pius called for the celebration of the Immaculate Conception which we were thrilled to be a part of during our visit to Rome this year (2024). But the experience at the Capuchin Crypt is a far cry from the celebrations of the Immaculate Concept...
The crypt is located just under the Church ofSanta Maria della Concezionein Rome, a church commissioned byPope Urban VIIIin 1626. The pope's brother, CardinalAntonio Barberini, who was of the Capuchin Order, in 1631 ordered the remains of thousands of Capuchin friars exhumed and transferred fr...