Protestant Cemetery, Rome

The Protestant Cemetery (in Italian: Cimitero protestante) in Rome – properly the Cimitero acattolico (Non-catholic cemetery), often called the Cimitero degli Inglesi (English Cemetery) – is near Porta San Paolo alongside the Pyramid of Cestius, a small-scale Egyptian-style pyramid built in 30 BC as a tomb and later incorporated into the section of the Aurelian Walls that borders the cemetery. Cypress trees and heavy foliage help this cemetery to mirror the more natural style of cemeteries seen in the lusher regions of Northern Europe. As the Italian name of the cemetery indicates, it is the final resting place of non-Catholics in general, not just Protestants, nor is it restricted by nationality.

External links

• Catalogue of gravestones and inscriptions
• Cemetery website (in Italian)
• The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 285, December 1, 1827, Project Gutenberg E-text that contains an article entitled "Protestant Burial-Ground At Rome"