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A Visit To the Roman Catacombs

A Visit To the Roman Catacombs

by J. Spencer Northcote

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Author
Northcote, J. Spencer (James Spencer), 1821-1907
Title
A visit to the Roman catacombs
Original Publication
London: S. Anselms's Society, 1891.
Credits
deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
DG: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Italy, Vatican City, Malta
Subject
Catacombs -- Italy -- Rome
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 71927
Release Date
October 21, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.A VISIT TO THE ROMAN CATACOMBS.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  4. 4.ROMA SOTTERRANEA. — Part First. — CHAPTER I. THE ORIGIN OF THE CATACOMBS.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II. THEIR HISTORY DURING THE AGES OF PERSECUTION.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III. THEIR HISTORY FROM A.D. 310 TO A.D. 850.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV. THEIR LOSS AND RECOVERY.
  8. 8.CHAPTER V. THEIR PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI. THEIR INSCRIPTIONS.
  10. 10.Part Second. — CHAPTER I. THE PAPAL CRYPT.
  11. 11.CHAPTER II. THE CRYPT OF ST. CECILIA.
  12. 12.CHAPTER III. THE CRYPT OF ST. EUSEBIUS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IV. THE TOMB OF ST. CORNELIUS.

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