The tomb of St. Pancratius

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Hi Everyone-
I was wondering where the tomb of St. Pancratius, and early Christian martyr, is? I’m sort of confused whether it’s in the catacombs or in a church.
 
From the Catholic Encyclopedia, article on “Early Roman Christian Cemeteries” at newadvent.org/cathen/03510a.htm :

I. VIA AURELIA
Beyond the Porta Cavallegieri
  1. Cemetery of St. Pancratius. A very youthful martyr, probably of the persecution of Diocletian. His body was never removed to a city church as were so many others, hence the cemetery remained open in the Middle Ages. Its galleries have suffered a complete devastation, last of all during the French Revolution, when the relics of the martyrs were dispersed.
 
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