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 ...

Bodies of Christians were exhumed from the catacombs of Rome, or underground cemeteries. According to the Rome Museum, construction of the catacombs began in the 2nd century and lasted for ...

Probably there are a number of lost catacombs, too." The oldest tunnels date back to the first century. "The Jewish community in Rome built them as cemeteries. Christian catacombs came a century ...

For instance, most visitors to Rome trek to at least one of the catacombs, the labyrinthine underground cemeteries used by early Christians to bury their dead. All of the catacombs are located ...

The press release emphasized that visiting the catacombs is an opportunity to “experience an encounter with the memories and testimonies of the first Christian community of Rome,” and that ...

Pilgrims coming to Rome will have the opportunity to see the newly restored tomb of one of the first Catholic popes.

Here, half a million Christians were buried, including 16 popes — giving the burial area a fitting nickname, "The Little Vatican." Before visiting Rome's catacombs beneath the Appian Way ...

contain the largest body of archaeological evidence on the early Christian and Jewish communities of ancient Rome. The use of catacombs for Jewish burial dates back to the earliest biblical times ...

In addition to the roadway, visitors can ruined Roman monuments, two major Christian catacombs, and a church marking the spot where Peter had a vision of Jesus. Getting here from the center of ...