catacomb
31catacomb — n. (often in pl.) 1 an underground cemetery, esp. a Roman subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs. 2 a similar underground construction; a cellar. Etymology: F catacombes f. LL catacumbas (name given in the 5th c. to the cemetery of St… …
32Roman Catacombs — • The subject is covered under the headings: I. Position; II. History; III. Inscriptions; IV. Paintings; V. Sarcophagi; VI. Small Objects Found in the Catacombs; and VII. Catacombs outside Rome Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Roman… …
33Early Roman Christian Cemeteries — Early Roman Christian Cemeteries † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Early Roman Christian Cemeteries This article treats briefly of the individual catacomb cemeteries in the vicinity of Rome. For general information on the Roman catacombs, see …
34Urban I — Pope Urban I † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Urban I Reigned 222 30, date of birth unknown; died 23 May, 230. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Urban was a Roman and his father s name was Pontianus. After the death of Callistus I… …
35Pope Urban I — Pope Urban I † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Urban I Reigned 222 30, date of birth unknown; died 23 May, 230. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Urban was a Roman and his father s name was Pontianus. After the death of Callistus I… …
36St. Cecilia — St. Cecilia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Cecilia Virgin and martyr, patroness of church music, died at Rome. This saint, so often glorified in the fine arts and in poetry, is one of the most venerated martyrs of Christian antiqui …
37Archaeology of the Cross and Crucifix — Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix I. PRIMITIVE CRUCIFORM SIGNS The sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a crossing of two lines at right angles,… …
38BET SHE'ARIM — (Heb. בֵּית שְׁעָרִים; Gr. Besara), ancient city on the southern slopes of Lower Galilee situated on the hill of al Sheikh Burayk (near Kiryat Tivon on the Nazareth–Haifa road). Although settlement at Bet She arim apparently started during the… …
39St. Marcellinus — Pope Saint Marcellinus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Saint Marcellinus Date of birth unknown; elected 30 June, 296; died 304. According to the Liber Pontificalis he was a Roman, son of a certain Projectus. The Liberian Catalogue of… …
40Pope St. Marcellinus — Pope Saint Marcellinus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Saint Marcellinus Date of birth unknown; elected 30 June, 296; died 304. According to the Liber Pontificalis he was a Roman, son of a certain Projectus. The Liberian Catalogue of… …
