Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 65
d merit. In thethird century the fossors were actually reckoned among theclergy as the lowest grade; and in the fourth it appears (fromseveral inscriptions which speak of tombs bought from fossors)that they had the general control of the cemeteries. On thetombstones are often represented the tools… … . — Arcosolium of the fossor Diogenes, a fresco inthe catacomb of Callistus. Third century. THE CATACOMBS AND THE TITLES 37 different catacombs, for ;ill their similarity, ;uc marked bycertain differences which indicate not only a separate history,but, an independent tradition in the style of…
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