Crypts

A neoclassical crypt hides under Liverpool’s modernist cathedral.

A church instrumental in the spreading of Christianity in England and the final resting place of hundreds of Saxons.

A chapel quietly preserves the remains of Father Damien, who devoted his life to caring for leprosy patients.

A forgotten 1800s burial vault hides in plain sight beneath a busy downtown Houston bridge.

Where the dead once lay, art now plays.

This isolated village has Hollywood fame and a church with underground structures that date to the pre-Christian period.

The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.

The patron saint of cats founded this stunning Romanesque church in the 7th century.

Thought to be the oldest Norman crypt in the world.

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

A mysterious burial crypt that was rediscovered inside a cathedral in Velha Goa.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.