The Catacombs And Christian Persecutions
The catacombs are the ancient underground cemeteries used by the Christians
and the Jewish people in Rome. The Christian catacombs, which are numerous,
began in the second century and the shoveling out continued until the first
half of the fifth century. In the beginning they were only burial places,
but later they gathered to celebrate their funeral rites, and the
anniversaries of the saints and of the dead. During the persecutions the
catacombs were used as places of momentary refuge for the celebration of
the Eucharist. After the persecutions they became real shrin ....
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