Roma Sotterranea; or, Some account of the Roman catacombs especially of the cemetery of San Callisto, compiled from the works of Commendatore de Rossi with the consent of the author (1869)
Northcote, J. Spencer (James Spencer), 1821-1907, Brownlow, W.-R. (William-R.), 1830-1901, Rossi, Giovanni Battista de, 1822-1894 · London : Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer · leaf 350
ig. 2 at page 29. Christian Origin of the Catacombs. 323 have actually been converted into Christian cemeteries, and which is only strengthenedthese exceptions, which prove the rule, afford us the most by apparent convincing proof of the Christian origin of all the other Cata- ^j^^ ^^^j^. ^combs.… … Fig. 39.—Pa7-t of Wall of Gallery of St Herj/ics in appearance differ greatly from the general type ; but acloser examination shows that their walls, instead of being cutin the rock, are constructed of masonry. The roof is of tufa,slightly arched, and often sustained by brick-work ; the nichesof…
Cimitero di Callisto (Rome, Italy) · Catacombs · Inscriptions
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