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The Catacombs of Rome () are ancient catacombs, underground burial places under or near Rome, Italy, of which there are at least forty, some discovered only in recent decades. Though most famous for Christian burials, either in separate catacombs or mixed together, they began in the 2nd century, much as a response to overcrowding and shortage of land. Many scholars have written that catacombs came about to help persecuted Christians to bury their dead secretly. The soft volcanic tuff rock under Rome is highly suitable for tunnelling, as it is softer when first exposed to air, hardening afterwards. Many have kilometres of tunnels, in up to four stories (or layers).
- Related: Antonio Bosio
| About the Saint Sebastian Catacombs About the Saint Sebastian Catacombs www.catacombe.org - Web |
| About the Saint Callistus Catacombs About the Saint Callistus Catacombs www.catacombe.roma.it/en/intro.html - Web |
| Catacombe Roma Catacombe Roma www.showcaves.com/english/it/misc/CatacombeRoma.html - Web |
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| Rodolpho Lanciani, Pagan and Christian Rome 1892, ... Rodolpho Lanciani, Pagan and Christian Rome 1892, Chapter VII: Christian Cemeteries penelope.uchicago.edu/.../7*.html - Web |
| UrbanAdventure.org with some short videos taken in... UrbanAdventure.org with some short videos taken in the catacombs or Rome www.urbanadventure.org/members/2002trip/italy/romecatas.htm - Web |
| Rome Catacombs Rome Catacombs web.archive.org/.../cryptsandcatacombs.asp - Web |
| The Catacombs of St Callixtus The Catacombs of St Callixtus www.josemariaescriva.info/article/the-catacombs-of-st-callixtus - Web |
| The Catacombs The Catacombs www.rome-guide.it/english/monuments/monuments_catacombs.html - Web |
| Culte des reliques à l'époque moderne Culte des reliques à l'époque moderne care.ehess.fr/document.php?id=122 - Web |
