Carcere Mamertino (Mamertine Prison)

Carcere Mamertino (Mamertine Prison) Review

The Mamertino consists of two subterranean cells where Rome's enemies, most famously the Goth, Jugurtha, and the indomitable Gaul, Vercingetorix, were imprisoned and died, of either starvation or strangulation. In the lower cell, St. Peter himself is believed to have been held prisoner and to have miraculously brought forth a spring of water, from which to baptize his jailers. A church, San Giuseppe dei Falegnami, now stands over the prison.