Catacombs
Underground burial was common practice among ancient Mediterranean cultures, and therefore archeologist find underground burial tunnels in Egypt, Greece and many other Mediterranean lands. Catacombs were mostly built for memorial services and internment of the dead"(Catacombs1). There were a lot of uses for catacombs such as burial, celebration of martyrs, and celebration of the deceased persons of each family. There were two types of people who used the catacombs as burial grounds for their dead. "When Christianity was being preached in Rome by Peter and Paul, there already there already existed in the pagan and Jewish catacombs"(History1) The Romans Catholics used cremation at first then switched over to the underground burial. Then the Christians followed shortly after the Roman Catholics. The Christians did not follow pagan customs because it involved cremation. The Christians preferred burial, just as Christ was. They felt they had to respect the bodies that one day would rise from the dead. "Over the years there were as much as sixty catacombs found near and in Rome. There were approximately one million Christian tombs discovered alone." (History 1)
The catacombs were tunnels that expanded into smaller or larger tunnels or burial places. Catacombs were found were found all around the Asian continent "They were all considered sacred and protected by Roman law"(History 1). There was one exception and that was that if it was only used for family and close friends. The opposing forces did not want to invade the burial ground. "Many of the catacombs for prominent Christians were decorated with wall paintings depicting Christian symbols, such as the fish, lamb, and anchor, or with biblical signs"(Catacombs2 1). "The crypt of the Popes alone tells us so much of the history of the catacombs, the early Christians, and the Rome's bishop martyrs and saints"(Archeology 1). asp?ti=042620000 "The Christian Catacombs of Rome",time 19 January. The main religious groups at that time that used them were the Roman Catholics and the Christians.
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