CHRISTIAN CATACOMBS IN ROME. About the same time as the persecution of Decius, ... Indeed, the burgeoning Christian art, when it can be seen as distinctively Christian at all, ...

In the past 25 years the Commission has monitored and cared for the 150 Christian catacombs in Italy. Fifty of the catacombs are in Rome containing more than 400 frescoes, of which about 70 are at ...

The Catacomb Paintings, The Art Journal (1875-1887), New Series, Vol. 2 (1876), pp. 86-90 Free online reading for over 10 million articles Save and organize content with Workspace ...

Skeletons scattered across Germany wear ornate, bejeweled regalia; believed to be martyrs and saints from the Christian catacombs, they are dressed to honor their status in the Christian afterlife.

A MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS. VOL. I.—MARCH, 1858.—NO. V. -parti elette Di Roma, che son state cimitero Alla milizia che Pietro seguette. PAHADISO, C. ix. “ROMA SOTTERRANEA ...

The art that decorated Rome's catacombs often was simplistic and symbolic in nature. The Santa Tecla catacombs, however, represent some of the earliest evidence of devotion to the apostles in ...

One would think that by reading a book about the art which adorns the Roman catacombs, one would purely concentrate on analyzing the style and technique of the ancient artists. However, author ...

ROME -- A Jewish catacomb in Rome predates its Christian counterparts by at least 100 years, indicating burial in the city's sprawling underground cemeteries may not have begun as a Christian ...

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Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ancient catacombs where early Christians buried their dead and sustained hope for eternal life. About the same time as the persecution of Decius, middle of ...