Catacombs
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Catacombs
What Are The Catacombs?
The catacombs have played an important part in Catholic history. They were built as underground cemeteries, but later became a place where Christians could worship freely, to escape from government persecution. The catacombs also served as a place for some of the earliest Christian art. The Catacombs were also referred to as sleeping places because the Christians of that time believed that when you die, you sleep before being resurrected, just as Jesus did. Catacombs are found mostly in Rome. Others are found in the Italian cities of Chiusi, Bolsena, Naples, as well as in eastern Sicily, Northern Africa, and Malta. They are very large in size. There were many floors and went down deep into the ground.
History
The catacombs were built during the first through the fifth centuries. As...