Ottavilla found the body and the head on May 12, 304, picked them up, wrapped Pancras in precious linen and buried him specifically in the catacombs that stood there.

His head was eventually placed in a precious manner in the Basilica where the body lies in an urn reading "Hic decollatus fuit Sanctus Pancratius" ("Here Saint Pancras was beheaded").

The ancient sources, particularly the Medieval itineraries for pilgrims, mention other martyrs buried within the catacomb: Artemy, Paulina, Sophia and her three daughters Faith, Hope and Charity.

The cubicle of Saint Felix, dating back to the end of the 3rd and the beginning of the 4th century, decorated with a linear red style and elements referring to the sea (ships and fishes).

De Santis L. Biamonte G., Le catacombe di Roma, Newton & Compton Editori, Rome 1997, pp.